DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreements with Alliant University, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 22-226 to account for the University's name change from Alliant International University, Inc. to Alliant University, Inc., effective upon execution, and exercise the second optional one-year extension from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 ($0); and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 22-227 to account for the University's name change from Alliant International University, Inc. to Alliant University, Inc., effective upon execution, and exercise the second optional one-year extension from July 1, 2026 to June, 30, 2027 ($0).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended actions will amend the agreements to update the University's name from Alliant International University, Inc. to Alliant University, Inc. to continue the Department's partnership with the university for both clinical and field experience and research and grant-writing opportunities for students. Additionally, the recommended actions will allow the Department and University to agree to extend the agreements into the second optional extension year agreed upon in the original agreements. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve of the recommended actions, the Department would not have Agreements with the new entity name for the University, so the Department would not have an active partnership with the University. The County would not benefit from or receive assistance with research and grant-writing projects and will also be unable to accept student interns from Alliant University.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommend...
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