HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06262001 - C.117 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
FROM: By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator -' :` Contra
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DATE: June 13, 2001 COurlty
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract 424-560-12 with Kuelewa Furaha
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Chuck Deutschman) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
#24-560-12 with Kuelewa Furaha, Licensed Acupuncturist, for the period.
from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 in the amount not to exceed
$33 , 950 to provide acupuncture treatment services for the Criminal
Justice Supervised Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 50% Federal Drug Court and 50% State funds .
No County funds required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Kuelewa Furaha, Licensed Acupuncturist, has been providing acupuncture
treatment services for the County since 1990 . Acupuncture treatment, in
conjunction with support and peer counseling, has proven to be a viable
approach to successful drug abuse recovery. This Contract meets the
social needs of the County' s population by providing acupuncture
treatment services to drug abusing clients referred by the STAR Drug
Court to the Department' s Community Substance Abuse Services Program.
On August 1, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract 424-560-11
with Kuelewa Furaha, for the period from July 1, 2000 through June 30,
2001 . Approval of Contract #24-560-12 will allow the Contractor to
continue providing services through June 30 , 2002 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YIS SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
__/APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARDAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT/y1nTrK AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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JOH WEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Chuck Deutschman (313-6350) SUP&VISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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