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Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services Agreement A-12236 with Sun Street Centers to increase the current Agreement amount of $3,907,844 by $148,402 in FY 2014-15 for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $4,056,246.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services Agreement A-12236 with Sun Street Centers to increase the current Agreement amount of $3,907,844 by $148,402 in FY 2014-15 for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $4,056,246.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Sun Street Centers (SSC) provides residential and outpatient alcohol and drug recovery services for Non-Medi-Cal, AB 109 and CalWORKS eligible Monterey County residents. Amendment No. 3 is retroactive to July 1, 2014 and is necessary in order to add $143,024 in funding due to a 4% cost of doing business increase for Drug Treatment services and an increase in State Drug Medi-Cal rates.
This proposed Agreement supports the Monterey County Health Department 2011-2015 strategic plan initiative: 1) Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer-friendly, quality health services. It also supports one of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller have reviewed Amendment No. 3 as to legal form and fiscal provisions respectively. A copy of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement A-12236 is on file with the Clerk to the Board.
FINANCING:
This Amendment No. 3 is funded by Alcohol and other Drug Program Subaccount dollars and AB 109 funding. The funds for this Amendment are included in the Health Department's Behavioral Health (HEA012, Unit 8410) Fiscal Year 2014-15 A...
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