To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director of Community Corrections
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RE: Approval of a Letter of Agreement Amendment No. 1 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 between Genesee County Community Corrections and Genesee County Sheriff's Office regarding the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) In-Kind Matching Grant for a R.I.S.E Deputy Coordinator
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request for GCCC to enter into an interdepartmental Letter of Agreement for $87,923.00 with the GCSO for one (1) Full-Time Employee (FTE), Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower, (R.I.S.E.) Coordinator for FY 2026, beginning October 1, 2025 (Letter of Agreement Amendment 1 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.
During FY2025, 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 aftercare plans being developed with each inmate prior to...
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