Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Keith D. Bostick (Deputy Director)
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute First Amendment to Agreement No. 20-CP-CSA-8541-01 (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) between Broward County and Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc., increasing the Agreement amount for year two from $925,650 to $995,820, effective retroactively from September 30, 2020, to enhance the delivery of One Community Partnership 3 program services to youth with services to youth with serious emotional disturbance ("SED") and those with early signs and symptoms of serious mental illness ("SMI"); authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Agreement (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) that do not significantly alter the approved scope of services or increase the Agreement amount; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement 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
Authorization supports and enhances behavioral health services to youth and provides support services to their families or caregivers.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action supports the Commission's value of "approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable" and the goal to "effectively advocate for and acquire municipal, state and federal financial support to equitably address health and h...
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