To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Rhonda Ihm, Family Division Administrator
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RE: 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
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 #23-509. 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 of the Family Division Administrator to authorize 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, 2023, through September 30, 2024, 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 March 20, 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.