To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-750 with Contra Costa County Office of Education
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-750 with Contra Costa County Office of Education, a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $584,233 to provide a Youth-led Opioid Awareness and Misuse Prevention Program for youth and community residents in Central County, for the period September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $584,233 and will be funded 100% by Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF).
BACKGROUND:
This Contract helps address the misuse and abuse of opioid products by providing opioid prevention services through education campaigns, prescriber training, school-based prevention programs and community initiatives aimed at reducing stigma and overprescribing. Alcohol & Other Drug Services (AODS) receives funding from California's OSF and part of the State's requirements includes implementing prevention services to promote opioid remediation activities.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Behavioral Health's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contract is exempt from the solicitation requirements of Admin Bulletin 600.3 because it is an Intergovernmental Agreement
Approval of new Contract #74-750 will allow the Contractor to provide OSF prevention and intervention programs, by implementing four (4) new Friday Night Live Cha...
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