Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Gaudin
Department: Human Services Division: Broward Addiction Recovery
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Contract No. 34346-22, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, between Broward Behavioral Health Coalition Inc. ("BBHC") and Broward County, in the budgeted amount of $3,701,397 and a Broward County match contribution of $522,793 for a total amount of $4,224,190, and a potentially maximum amount of $987,171 - in whole, in part, or not at all - in uncompensated units at BBHC's discretion, effective from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, to provide community-based substance use disorder treatment services; 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 beyond any match requirement; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Contract.
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Why Action is Necessary
Agreements with external agencies require approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission").
What Action Accomplishes
This action ensures funding for the provision of community-based substance use disorder treatment services provided through Broward Addiction Recovery Division.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE BROWARD ADDICTION RECOVERY DIVISION ("BARD") 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 "deliver evidence-based services to the public, and connect customers and their family members, to sustainable...
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