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
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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. Coordinat...
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