To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Redwood Coast Action Agency and Corresponding Supplemental Budget for Budget Unit 294, for Contract Services (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached agreement between Humboldt County Probation and Redwood Coast Action Agency (RCAA) to provide long-term case management services to clients recovering from drug and alcohol addiction;
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute this agreement, as well as any amendments or extensions necessary to complete this year agreement; and
3. Approve the corresponding supplemental budget for budget unit 294, (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Law Enforcement Services Fund (Fund 3741) - Humboldt County Public Safety Realignment Allocation
DISCUSSION:
On Oct. 17, 2018 the Humboldt County Community Corrections Partnership (HCCCP) Executive Committee carried a motion to renew a 1-year contract service agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) that recommended $190,001 in one-time funds from the Law Enforcement Services Fund (Fund 3741) to be spent funding four case managers, employed by RCAA, that will be placed in three different community Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) rehabilitation agencies to assist with long-term case management services to clients recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
RCAA's initial proposal for the 1-year renewal of the contract service agreement provided for five case managers and a total of $236,286 in one-time funds. Throughout the past year, RCAA was only able to employ three case managers due to recruitments yielding a low number of applicants and candidates being screened out during the hiring process. Because of this, the HCCCP Executive Committee asked that RCAA modify their renewal proposal to provide for only four case managers, decreasing the funding request a...
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