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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) with El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office concurrence recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director and Sheriff to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 8008 for Psychiatric Emergency Response Team services, in the amount of $540,000 and for the retroactive term of three years from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, to ensure continuity of services as the prior MOU expired June 30, 2023, with the option to extend the term of the MOU for one additional year for a term to not exceed June 30, 2027, for a total maximum obligation of $720,000;
2) Authorize the HHSA Director and Sheriff to execute amendments relating to MOU 8008, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase Net County Cost; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director of HHSA, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to MOU 8008.
FUNDING: 100% State funded Mental Health Services Act.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). MHSA imposes a one percent tax on personal income in excess of $1,000,000. The funds from the tax are distributed to California counties and are intended to transform the Mental Health System into one that is consumer and family driven, recovery-oriented, accessible, culturally competent, and a system that offers services appropriate for the population that is being served. MHSA requires counties to prepare a three-year program and expenditure plan, known as the MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan. The MHSA plan has five components intended to address specific goals for priority populations and other key community mental health needs, which are: Community Services and Supports (CSS), Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), Innovation (INN), Workforce Education and Training (WET), and Capital Facilities and Technology Needs (CFTN).
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