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 Amendment 02 to Contract No. 34346-25 between Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc., and Broward County, increasing total funding to the County by $150,000, from $3,424,955 to $3,574,955, which requires a 12% match by the County, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, to fund a care coordination team for community-based substance use disorder treatment services; authorize the County Administrator to execute subsequent amendments to the Contract, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, provided such amendments do not impose additional financial obligations on the County beyond any additional match requirement; 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 enables Broward County to accept a funding increase to provide community-based substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment services, including opioid use disorder (“OUD”) treatment services, through its Broward Addiction Recovery Center (“BARC”).
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE BROWARD ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER 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 of “delivering 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 BARC.
BARC provides comprehensive treatment and recovery services to vulnerable Broward County residents experiencing SUD and OUD. In May 2017, BARC developed and implemented a medication-assisted treatment 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 medication-assisted treatment significantly increases a patient’s chance of recovering from opioid dependency completely. 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 better outcomes than either alone.
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 BARC and other community providers.
On July 30, 2025, the County Administrator executed BBHC Contract No. 34346-25 on behalf of the Commission during summer recess for the grant period ending June 30, 2026. On September 16, 2025 (Item No. 73), the Commission approved Amendment 01 to Contract No. 34346-25, which increased total funding from $3,355,279 to $3,424,955. The County match requirement under Amendment 01 was 11% or $386,356.
Amendment 02 (“Amendment”) to Contract No. 34346-25 will further increase total funding to the County from $3,424,955 to $3,574,955 by adding $150,000 to fund a care coordination team comprising a case manager and a peer specialist who maintain a caseload of 15 clients, enter data into BBHC software systems, submit program reports, and participate in staffing as scheduled by BBHC. Additionally, the County match requirement will increase to 12% or $435,855.
BBHC provided the Amendment to Broward County on February 5, 2026. The Amendment is in BBHC’s format and has been reviewed and approved as to form by the County Attorney’s Office.
Source of Additional Information
Gerard John, BARC Director, (954) 357-7942
Jay Basail, BARC Business Manager, (954) 357-5082
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The Amendment will increase the grant funding by a non-recurring amount of $150,000 and will increase the required County cash match by $49,499 to $435,855 for a total project amount of $3,574,955 for the grant period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.