To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director of Community Corrections
title
RE: Approval of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) In-Kind Matching Grant
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request to zero ($0.00) out the $114,000 Service Contract General account 2960-255.04-801.004 and designate $83,808 (25% In-Kind) for one (1) Full-Time Employee (FTE), a Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower, (R.I.S.E.) Coordinator, from the opioid settlement’s Core Remediation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, beginning October 2024 (RESO 2024-1128) (Budget Attached).
In April 2024, this committee approved $114,000 from the opioid settlement’s Core Remediation to be utilized as a 20% In-Kind Match to the RSAT agreement opportunity for the last quarter of FY 2024 (RESO 2024-396). Planning for the pilot project took longer than expected, so the RSAT agreement was never initiated during FY2024.
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 Peer Recovery Coaching through the service delivery period, and developing individualized aftercare plans with each inmate prior to reentry.
Having the R.I.S.E. Coordinator will allow for these processes to be facilitated thoroughly with care, maintaining contract validity.
DISCUSSION:
Genesee County is now receiving funding from Opioid Settlements and as of July 22, 2024, has a balance fund of $5,504,344.82. The Opioid Executive Committee (OEC) meets regularly to determine best practices for spending these dollars. To allow GCSO to accept the RSAT grant opportunity from the MSP, an In-Kind match must be designated. The RSAT scope of work is an identified Core Remediation service listed within Exhibit E (Attached).
$250,000 will be awarded to the GCSO for FY2025. To accept and receive this funding, $83,808 is being requested for Core Remediation from the Opioid Settlements for a R.I.S.E. Coordinator.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
N/A
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
A budget amendment is included with resolution 2024-1150 to accept the grant and the new position costs.
A budget amendment is attached to this resolution to reduce the service contracts line.
Amend Core Remediation - Account 2960-255.04-801.004 from $114,000 to $0.00
New - Core Remediation - $83,808
2960-255.04-702.000 SALARIES & WAGES 60,424.00
2960-255.04-709.000 SOCIAL SECURITY 4,621.65
2960-255.04-718.000 MEDICAL INSURANCE 7,702.80
2960-255.04-723.000 POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT 2,600.00
2960-255.04-725.000 OPTICAL INSURANCE 48.12
2960-255.04-726.000 DENTAL INSURANCE 815.00
2960-255.04-727.000 LIFE HEALTH INSURANCE 524.08
2960-255.04-728.000 RETIREMENT 6,045.31
2960-255.04-729.000 WORKERS COMPENSATION 906.21
2960-255.04-730.000 UNEMPLOYMENT 120.83
2848-324.00-504.000 FEDERAL PARTICIPATION 250,000.00
2848-324.00-801.000 SERVICE CONTRACTS 250,000.00
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
N/A
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
N/A
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners have committed to creating a Healthy, Livable & Safe Community. This program will help further that goal by assisting those individuals that are experiencing substance use disorder while incarcerated in seeking affective treatment during incarceration and transition into a program after release. This will impact both public health and public safety.
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 Office of Community Corrections to authorize allocating $83,808.00 from the opioid settlement’s Core Remediation account for the purpose of providing a grant match for the $250,000.00 grant from the Michigan State Police’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT), said $83,808.00 to be used to fund a full-time Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower (“R.I.S.E.”) Coordinator in the Office of Genesee County Sheriff, for the period commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, to assist jail inmates in need of Medicated Assisted Treatment and to assist inmates with the transition from jail to a substance use disorder treatment provider in the community, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the October 16, 2024 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed, as necessary, to record the attached budget amendment.