HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01242006 - C.35 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director ` Contra
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator .`s Costa
DATE: January 10 2006^ T.
' County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#74-177-3 with Mental Health Systems, Inc.
C . 3
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74-177-3 with Mental Health Systems, Inc., a non-
profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $53,250, to provide mandated mental health services
for mentally or emotionally disturbed children for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30,
2006. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2006, in an
amount not to exceed$26,625.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100%by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)/SB-90.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Mental Health program supports the following Board of Supervisors' community outcomes:
"Children Ready For and Succeeding in School"; "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing";
and "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families".
Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as
measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides required mental health
services, medication support, and case management services for mentally or emotionally disturbed
children.
On September 21, 2004,the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#74-177-2 with Mental Health
Systems, Inc. for the period from April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, for the provision of mental
health services for mentally or emotionally disturbed children.
Approval of Novation Contract#74-177-3 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract,
and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM E AT OF BOARD COMMITTEE
�PPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURES :
ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
7�AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN,CLER OF THE OARD OF
Donna Wigand 957-5111 SUPERVISORS AND LINTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person:
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
Auditor-Controller
Risk Management BY DEPUTY
Contractor