File #: 24-996    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 6/5/2024 In control: DHHS: Behavioral Health
On agenda: 6/25/2024 Final action: 6/25/2024
Title: Professional Services Agreement with Kauffman & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $85,000 Regarding the Provision of Consultation Services that are Designed to Assist Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Staff with Communicating, Engaging and Building Relationships with Local Tribes and Native Communities
Strategic Framework: 1000 - SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, 1002 – Remove barriers to quality healthcare
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Sixth Revised FY 24-25 Kauffman and Associates Tribal Consultation Services Agreement (6-8-24)_Signed_rm, 3. Executed PSA - Kauffman & Associates FY 24_25 through 25_26.pdf
To: Board of Supervisors

From: DHHS: Behavioral Health

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Kauffman & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $85,000 Regarding the Provision of Consultation Services that are Designed to Assist Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Staff with Communicating, Engaging and Building Relationships with Local Tribes and Native Communities
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Kauffman & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $85,000 regarding the provision of consultation services that are designed to assist Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health staff with communicating, engaging and building relationships with local tribes for the period of July 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Kauffman & Associates, Inc., after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Kauffmann & Associates, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:

Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1002- Remove barriers to quality healthcare

DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health ("DHHS - Behavioral Health") recognizes the need to develop and maintain relationships with ...

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