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a. Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or designee, to accept the Department of State Hospitals grant funding to facilitate a collaborative community stakeholder workgroup focused on reducing the number of individuals with serious mental illness that are arrested and incarcerated for the grant period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028 in the amount of $500,000;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or designee, to execute and administer documents to secure and receive funding from the Department of State Hospitals for the grant period through June 30, 2028.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or designee, to accept the Department of State Hospitals grant funding to facilitate a collaborative community stakeholder workgroup focused on reducing the number of individuals with serious mental illness that are arrested and incarcerated for the grant period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028, in the amount of $500,000;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer, or designee, to execute and administer documents to secure and receive funding from the Department of State Hospitals for the grant period through June 30, 2028.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The County of Monterey has been awarded funding from the Department of State Hospitals for the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028, to facilitate a collaborative community stakeholder workgroup focused on developing and implementing local solutions that target the reduction of the number of individuals with serious mental illness arrested and incarcerated for behavior connected to their illness. This can include, but not be limited to, planning for care court, coordinating treatment, discussing housing options, planning for rearrest and/or reentry into diversion programs. The workgroup shall also focus on targeting the reduction of Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial (FIST) commitments overall within the county.
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