To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director of Community Corrections
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RE: Approval of a Letter of Agreement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 between Genesee County Community Corrections and Genesee County Sheriff's Office regarding the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) In-Kind Matching Grant
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request for GCCC to enter into an interdepartmental Letter of Agreement for $83,808 with the GCSO for one (1) Full-Time Employee (FTE), Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower, (R.I.S.E.) Coordinator for FY 2025, beginning October 2024 (Letter of Agreement and Position Description Attached).
This funding will serve as the in-kind matching requirement to the $250,000 RSAT grant award from the Michigan State Police (MSP) to the GCSO (RESO 2024-1188).
BACKGROUND:
In partnership with the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC), New Paths, Inc. (NPI), and Region 10 Pre-Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP), along with technical assistance from Health Management Access, a $250,000 RSAT grant opportunity from the Michigan State Police (MSP) has been awarded to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) to allow for 80 Genesee County Jail inmates to receive Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) / Medicated Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), and be seamlessly transitioned upon release to a substance use disorder treatment provider in the community. Unfortunately, the RSAT agreement does have specific stipulations, one being it cannot be initiated without a designated In-Kind match (RSAT Agreement Attached).
For the past 6 months, a robust vision has been developed into a pilot program that is ready implementation. This implementation includes the integration of assessment tools upon admission to identify inmates in need of continuing MAT/MOUD, processes for prescribing the necessary medications, ensuring each client is enrolled in jail-based outpatient treatment and is receiving Pe...
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