Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Broward Addiction Recovery
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE First Amendment to Contract No. 34346-23 between the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc., and Broward County, revising the total budgeted award amount from $4,628,015 to $4,576,412, effective November 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, to provide community-based substance use disorder treatment services; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Contract, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, that do not impose additional financial obligations on the County; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Contract as amended.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) approval is required for agreements with external agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval of this Motion revises the total budgeted award amount from $4,628,015 to $4,576,412, a reduction of $51,603.00 in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 funding.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE BROWARD ADDICTION RECOVERY DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action supports the Commission’s value of “building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives,” and the goal to "deliver accessible human services that holistically address the whole person collaboratively and compassionately." Approval of this action enables Broward County to continue providing community-based SUD treatment services to eligible adult residents served by BARD.
BARD provides comprehensive treatment and recovery services to vulnerable Broward County residents experiencing SUD, including opioid use disorder (“OUD”). In May 2017, BARD developed and implemented a medication-assisted treatment (“MAT”) program. This treatment strategy combines Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, counseling, and therapy to help opioid-dependent patients recover and maintain healthy lives.
Studies have shown that MAT greatly increases a patient’s chance to recover completely from opioid dependency. The evidence also indicates that the best outcome and the greatest chance for ongoing recovery from OUD comes from combining medication and patient-specific therapies in a holistic approach to treatment. Combining therapy and medication in a plan tailored to each patient’s specific needs produces a better outcome than either medication or therapy-based treatment alone can achieve.
The Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc. (“BBHC”) is the contracted managing entity under the Florida Department of Children and Families that provides day-to-day operational delivery of behavioral health services, including SUD treatment, in Broward County. BBHC subcontracts SUD treatment services to BARD and other community providers.
On August 2, 2023, BBHC fully executed Contract No. 34346-23 (Exhibit 2) for the grant year ending June 30, 2024, awarding a total of $4,628,015 (including match and uncompensated units) to BARD. The award represents a core annual allocation approved by the County Administrator throughout the term of the award.
This First Amendment to Contract No. 34346-23 (Exhibit 1) revises the total budgeted award amount for grant year 2023-2024 from $4,628,015 to $4,576,412 in annual funding. The Amendment also revises the cash match from $1,209,280 to $1,192,079.
The reduced amounts result from a line item split for MAT by BBHC across two years, resulting in a reduction in funding but having no impact on BARD’s ability to provide services to the population served through this grant.
Retroactive approval is requested to November 1, 2023, when the budgetary line item split for MAT services by BBHC across a two-year period was applied.
The Amendment is in BBHC’s format and has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
Gerard John, BARD Director, (954) 357-7942
Jay Basail, Business Manager, (954) 357-5082
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Due to other funding sources, this decrease in funding will have no impact on BARD’s ability to provide SUD treatment services.