To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Rhonda Ihm, Family Division Administrator
title
RE: Approval of FY25 contract with Easterseals Michigan whereby Easterseals Michigan will provide a Mental Health Professional at a cost of $115,243.03 to be paid from account 2980-649.00-801.028
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of contract with Easterseals Michigan whereby Easterseals Michigan will provide a Mental Health Professional at a cost of $115,243.03 to be paid from account 2980-649.00-801.028. The services are a part of the approved grant budget.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the racial and ethnic disparities reduction grant program is to provide local jurisdictions with funding to support the implementation and evaluation programs/initiatives with the aim of reducing racial & ethnic disparities at the arrest decision point in their community. Our proposed diversion program will use a Collaborative Crisis Intervention approach with Mt. Morris School District. The School Resource Officer/Police Officer and a mental health professional (MHP) will work together to respond to any school-based offense that requires law enforcement involvement. In every incident in which the SRO is considering arresting and charging a student, the SRO would refer the student to the MHP and the youth will be assessed and referred to supportive/restorative services in lieu of being arrested and charged.
DISCUSSION:
Permission to accept the REDC grant was given by resolution #2024-1282. The court will contract with Easterseals Michigan to provide a Mental Health Professional who will work together with the SRO to respond to any school-based offense that requires law enforcement involvement.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The cost of the contract is $115,243.03 to be paid from account 2980-649.00-801.028. The services are a part of the approved grant budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The services will be provided by Easterseals Michigan.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the 7th Circuit Court Family Division Administrator to authorize entering into a contract between Genesee County and Easterseals Michigan, whereby Easterseals Michigan will provide a Mental Health Professional for the racial & ethnic disparities reduction grant program to support the goal of reducing racial and ethnic disparities at the arrest-decision point in the community, for the period commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, at a cost not to exceed $115,243.03 to be paid from account 2980-649.00-801.028, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the December 4 , 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract on behalf of Genesee County.