DATE: July 11, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Without Cause Termination of Four Agreements with King of Kings Community Center
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve the voluntary Without Cause termination of Agreement Nos. 16-360, 16-361, 16-295, and 15-300 with King of Kings Community Center for outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment services and Sober Living Housing, effective July 11, 2017.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the voluntary without cause termination of four agreements with King of Kings Community Center (King of Kings). Pending your Board's approval, on June 22, 2017 the Department of Behavioral Health Director received and accepted the King of Kings request to voluntarily terminate on July 11, 2017. The termination will not affect service delivery, as consumers will be transferred to other providers.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. King of Kings was included as a vendor in four Master Agreements whose terms and compensation amounts will remain unchanged.
DISCUSSION:
King of Kings is a contracted provider under Master Agreement Nos. 16-360, 16-361, 16-295, and 15-300 for outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment services and Sober Living Housing.
On May 16, 2017, the Department Director requested your Board's consideration and approval to terminate the four agreements with King of Kings pursuant to the Without Cause Termination clause. During the discussion, members of the public addressed your Board in support of the King of Kings agreements. Following discussion, your Board directed the Department to continue to work with King of Kings as a service provider pursuant to the terms stated in the existing agreements. Further, your Board directed staff to report to your Boa...
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