To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Purchase Two Vehicles for the Adult Behavioral Health Transition Team Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-24-00278 authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $90,015 from Health Services - Behavioral Health Admin (0467) to Public Works - ISF Fleet Services (0064) for the purchase of two (2) vehicles for client transportation and support in the Adult Behavioral Health Transition Team Programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action increases appropriations in Public Works - ISF Fleet Services (0064) and reduces appropriations in Health Services - Behavioral Health Admin (0467) by $90,015. The purchase of these vehicles will be funded by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Adult Behavioral Health Transition Team, has added two new programs, The Library Initiative and the Street Medicine Team, to service identified mental health needs in the community.
The library initiative will have two staff responsible for providing mental health services and referrals to the unhoused community members who spend much of their day in the county libraries. A vehicle is needed to transport staff to the regional libraries as well as to transport these consumers to needed services.
The Street Medicine Team will have a team of four staff, a Nurse Practitioner (NP), a Mental Health Clinical Specialist (MHCS), a Community Support Worker (CSW) and an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) counselor. This team will need a van to provide services to unhoused clients in the community. They will be serving the unhoused population in all regions of the county and will be transporting necessary supplies to meet the needs of this population. Without a van, they will be unable to provide these services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If a vehicle is not available Behavioral Health Services will not b...
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