To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director, Community Engagement and Justice Services
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, in an amount not to exceed $92,501.51, to provide for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment; the cost of this agreement will be paid from Opioid Settlement Funds
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request to enter into an interdepartmental Letter of Agreement Amendment No. 2 for $92,501.51 with the GCSO for one (1) Full-Time Employee (FTE), Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower, (R.I.S.E.) Coordinator for FY 2027, beginning October 1, 2026 (Letter of Agreement Amendment 2 and supporting documentation Attached).
This funding will serve as the in-kind matching requirement to the RSAT Grant award from the Michigan State Police (MSP) to the GCSO.
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 RSAT grant opportunity from the Michigan State Police (MSP) was awarded to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) in FY2025 that allowed 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 (RESO 2024-1193). The RSAT agreement has specific stipulations, one being it cannot be initiated without a designated In-Kind match.
Integration of assessment tools upon admission to identify inmates in need of continuing MAT/MOUD, processes for prescribing the necessary medications, promoting jail-based outpatient treatment and is receiving Peer Recovery Coaching through the service delivery period, and aftercare plans being developed with each inmate prior to reentry began.
Having the R.I.S.E. Coordinator facilitated through the GCSO allows for seamless processes to be facilitated within the jail thoroughly with care, maintaining contract validity. The GCSO is applying for this grant again for FY 2027.
DISCUSSION:
Genesee County has been receiving Opioid Settlements funds since 2023 and currently has an available balance. The Opioid Settlement Steering Committee 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.
For the GCSO to apply, accept and receive funding from the MSP - RSAT in FY27, 92,500.00 is being requested for Core Remediation from the Opioid Settlement fund to enter into an agreement with the GCSO for a R.I.S.E. Deputy Coordinator.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No Impact
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Amendment No.2 - Core Remediation - $92,501.51
2960-260.10-702.000 SALARIES & WAGES 67,933.43
2960-260.10-709.000 SOCIAL SECURITY 5,197.00
2960-260.10-718.000 MEDICAL INSURANCE 7,942.00
2960-260.10-723.000 POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT 2,600.00
2960-260.10-725.000 OPTICAL INSURANCE 48.00
2960-260.10-726.000 DENTAL INSURANCE 439.00
2960-260.10-727.000 LIFE HEALTH INSURANCE 394.00
2960-260.10-728.000 RETIREMENT 6,793.00
2960-260.10-729.000 WORKERS COMPENSATION 1,019.00
2960-260.10-730.000 UNEMPLOYMENT 136.00
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
No Impact
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
No Impact
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) as a stand-alone already has a very strong alignment with Genesee County’s priorities, especially Healthy, Livable & Safe Communities. By addressing the disorder during incarceration and connecting people to resources after release, economic growth also begins to be built for our county. Individuals who are stabilized through MOUD find and maintain employment more than those not involved in MOUD services.
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 Deputy Director of Community Engagement & Justice Services to authorize amending the Letter of Agreement between Genesee County and the Office of Genesee County Sheriff, said amendment being necessary to extend the agreement one additional year commencing October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, at a cost not to exceed $92,501.51 to be paid with opioid settlement funds, whereby the Sheriff will provide one full-time Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower (“RISE”) Coordinator to assist jail inmates in need of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and to assist with transitioning inmates from jail to a substance use disorder provider in the community upon release, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request, Letter of Agreement Amendment No. 2, and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board), and both the Chairperson of this Board and the Sheriff are authorized to execute the agreement.