DATE: May 3, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Syracuse University
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Syracuse University for fiscal intermediary services related to the multi-county Psychiatric Advance Directives Innovations Project, effective upon execution through June 30, 2025, total not to exceed $863,087; and
2. Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health Director, or designee, to be the signatory and act as the Fresno County representative on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated Syracuse University fiscal intermediary services related to the multi-county Psychiatric Advance Directives Innovations Project reports and forms, without modifying the maximum compensation.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to send funds to Syracuse University for fiscal intermediary services related to the multi-county collaborative Psychiatric Advance Directives Innovation Project (Project). The Project involves five California counties (Fresno, Mariposa, Monterey, Orange and Shasta). Through the recommended agreement, Syracuse University will engage multiple subcontracts on the County's behalf and provide oversight of budgets and invoices including approved direct and indirect costs. Approval of the recommended actions will also allow the Department Director to sign related reports and forms, without modifying the maximum compensation, and act as a representative of the County. The recommended agreement will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Innovations (MHSA - INN) funds, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would be unable to allocate resources to the Project in a timely manner as part of a multi-county project ...
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