County of Monterey - File #: A 15-138

• File #: A 15-138
• Name: Agreement Ron Triplett
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/15/2015
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/9/2015
• Final action: 6/9/2015
• Title: a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) with Ronald Triplett, Master of Arts, Marriage Family Therapist (M.A., M.F.T.) for the provision of bilingual mental health services in the amount of $36,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $36,000 for FY 2016-17, and $36,000 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $108,000; and b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
• Sponsors: Ray Bullick

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/9/2015	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) with Ronald Triplett, Master of Arts, Marriage Family Therapist (M.A., M.F.T.) for the provision of bilingual mental health services in the amount of $36,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $36,000 for FY 2016-17, and $36,000 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $108,000; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) with Ronald Triplett, Master of Arts, Marriage Family Therapist (M.A., M.F.T.) for the provision of bilingual mental health services in the amount of $36,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $36,000 for FY 2016-17, and $36,000 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $108,000; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County currently has Agreement A-12286 with Ronald Triplett, M.A., M.F.T. which will expire on June 30, 2015. Ronald Triplett, M.A., M.F.T. provides mental health services to bilingual Monterey County residents. This Agreement will ensure continued provision of these services for up to three fiscal years for Spanish speaking Monterey County Medi-Cal beneficiaries and CalWORKS recipients.

This work supports the following Monterey County Health Department 2011-15 strategic plan initiative: 3) Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, ...