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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that Mobile Crisis services provided by Sierra Mental Wellness Group (SMWG) requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign competitively procured Agreement for Services 9019 with SMWG, in the amount of $4,129,000 for the initial 19-month term from December 10, 2024, through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend the Agreement for one additional year through June 30, 2027, for a maximum compensation amount of $7,055,000 if the extension is granted;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9019, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 9019.
FUNDING: Federal and State Funding: 75% Mental Health Services Act and 25% Federal Medi-Cal.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, the MHSA, which 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 served.
MHSA requires counties to prepare a three-year program and expenditure plan, known as the MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan (or the “MHSA Plan”), and perform subsequent Annual Updates to the Plan. On June 20, 2023, the County’s most recent MHSA Plan, covering Fiscal Y...
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