Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
Information
Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to reallocate $1,344,891 in Fiscal Year 2025 funding for behavioral health and intervention services from previously awarded recipient Henderson Behavioral Health Inc. (“Henderson”) to substitute recipient Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”), to approve and execute any and all documents necessary to implement same, subject to review and approval of the legally binding documents for legal sufficiency by the County Attorney’s Office, and provided the reallocation does not impose any additional material risk or financial obligation on the County, as determined by the County Administrator after consultation with the County. Attorney’s Office as to legal issues, and to take all necessary administrative and budgetary action related to the reallocation.
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:08 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO APPROVE waiver of conflict under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, for the following Broward County advisory board member holding an employment or contractual relationship with an entity receiving funds for the performance of services under this agenda item: Steven Ronik.
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:08 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
A. Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) approval is required for agreements, or delegation of authority to enter into agreements, with external agencies.
B. A waiver of conflict arising under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, requires two-thirds approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”).
What Action Accomplishes
Approval of Motion A would enable the provision of required matching funds to the Low-Income Pool (“LIP”) program for uninsured residents who receive behavioral health services from Henderson Behavioral Health.
Approval of Motion B waives a conflict arising under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, as authorized under applicable law.
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Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
These actions support 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 allows Broward County to provide matching funds for the LIP program.
Commission approval allows Broward County to meet a portion of the local match requirements for the Low-Income Pool (“LIP”) program and will allow Henderson Behavioral Health to draw down approximately $5 million to provide behavioral health services to uninsured clients. The required Letter of Agreement with AHCA, which will be in the state’s format, must be signed by October 15, 2024, will be reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency prior to execution by the County Administrator.
On March 11, 2024, the Human Services Department published its FY2025 General Funds Request for Proposals (“RFP”). Services were advertised for the Children’s Services Administration Section, the Health Care Services Section, the Housing Options, Solutions and Supports Division, and the Broward Addiction Recovery Division (Exhibit 1).
Henderson Behavioral Health, Inc., applied for the following services:
|
Section/Division |
Service |
Amount Requested |
Amount Awarded |
|
Children Services Administration |
Behavioral Health and Intervention Services |
$2,007,415 |
$1,300,000 |
|
Housing Options, Solutions and Supports |
Mobile Crisis Response Teams |
$509,076 |
$407,297 |
On July 19, 2024, the Children’s Services Board (“CSB”) reviewed and approved the funding recommendations for the Children’s Services Administration Section and submitted a letter of support that was attached to the agenda report dated September 5, 2024, as further described below.
On September 5, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Agenda Item No. 7 File No.: 21-1010. This agenda included the funding recommendations from the RFP and supported by the CSB.
On September 23, 2024, County Administration received an email from Henderson requesting County funding be used to leverage the LIP program funding from AHCA in the amount of $1,740,149. The email included attached documentation from AHCA indicating the current funding for Henderson would come from the Children’s Services Council.
On October 2, 2024, Henderson submitted an email to CPD indicating the County funding that they proposed would be used as match to leverage LIP funding (Exhibit 2). Though the amount requested by Henderson is $1,740,149, the County match is actually $1,344,891, as this is the maximum amount of funding requested of the County by AHCA.
Upon approval of this item by the Board, and subsequent approval of the Letter of Agreement with AHCA by the County Administrator through her delegated authority, the Human Services Department will enter into an agreement with Henderson Behavioral Health that will articulate the expectations for service provision consistent with the results of the RFP process described above using a portion of the $5M in LIP money they are expected to receive from AHCA.
Approval of this item would give rise to certain employment conflicts under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, which provides that "no public officer... shall have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with any business entity... which is... doing business with an agency of which he or she is an officer or employee." In accordance with 112.313(12), Florida Statutes, Commission approval is required to waive any conflict of interest arising under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes. An effective waiver requires two-thirds vote of the Commission after disclosure of the conflicting relationship (Motion B) in accordance with Section 112.313(12), Florida Statutes. Form 4A, Disclosure of Business Transaction, Relationship, or Interest, is attached to this report as Exhibit 3 and constitutes full disclosure of any existing conflicts.
This item is submitted as a late supplemental item as the County was only notified of the needed match amount by AHCA on Thursday, October 3, 2024, with a deadline for approval of October 15, 2024, which is before the next scheduled board meeting.
Source of Additional Information
Efrem Crenshaw, Director, Community Partnerships Division, (954) 357-6398
Jessica Roy, Administrator, Health Care Services, (954) 357-5394
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funds in the amount of $1,344,891 are currently budgeted in the Human Services Department Fiscal Year 2025 budget.