DATE: August 4, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Reading and Beyond, Inc. for Family Advocacy Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Reading and Beyond, Inc. for the provision of family advocacy services, effective March 24, 2020 through June 30, 2025, which includes a three-year and three-month base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,294,694.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will provide advocacy services to family members of behavioral health clients in contact or engaged with the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health Services, with no increase in Net County Cost. If approved, the family advocacy services contract will be fully funded by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Services and Supports (CSS) funding. This action also allows for this Agreement to supersede in its entirety and render null and void the Agreement between parties identified in County Agreement No. 20-119, effective March 24, 2020.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended Agreement, the County would have no advocacy assistance to provide to families and support system of current clients of the Behavioral Health System of Care.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended Agreement is retroactive due to the fact that the original Agreement No. 20-119 was presented to your Board without the appropriate exhibits included. The original Board date was March 24, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum amount of the recommended five-year Agreement ($1,294,694) will be fully offset with MHSA CSS funds. There is a pending invoice for June 2020 that is estimated at $18,850. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Behavioral Heal...
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