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Public Health Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign the following Proposition 36 Alcohol/Drug Treatment Services Agreements for the term July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009; and further authorize Director of said Department to modify compensation amounts within the not-to-exceed contract limit as needed:
(1) Agreement 027-S0910/720-PHD0408 with EDCA Lifeskills in an amount not to exceed $60,000;
(2) Agreement 026-S0911/721-PHD0408 with Progress House, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $85,000; and
(3) Agreement 025-S0911/722-PHD0408 with Sierra Recovery Center in an amount not to exceed $95,000.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Alcohol and Drug Programs.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $157,797
Funding
Budgeted $157,797
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $157,797
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None.Background: The El Dorado County Proposition 36 Program, which allows qualifying non-violent drug offenders the option of alcohol/drug treatment instead of incarceration, was implemented in July 2001 and continues to be overseen by the El Dorado County Public Health Department. Treatment services for the Program are subcontracted out to three local non-profit agencies, EDCA Lifeskills, Progress House, Inc., and Sierra Recovery Center. The attached Agreements with these agencies provide funding for FY 2008-09.
These services are entitlements, or are guaranteed to clients upon request or by court order. As a result, the amount of service performed by these vendors is often difficult to estimate. Therefore, contracts such as these have historically been amended numerous times in order to ensure providers are fully compensated. The process of amending contracts is time-consuming and costly.
Working with County Counsel, staff developed contract language which would allow the Contract Admin...
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