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Consideration of an Agreement with Higher Ground to enhance behavioral health services for community corrections clients.
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Recommended Action: Approve the contract and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Sedgwick County Community Corrections was awarded an allocation of $420,838.00 for the period beginning on November 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2015, for Behavioral Health Services. Tiyospaye D.B.A. Higher Ground will receive a portion of this allocation to fund Recovery Specialists to assist with one-on-one mentoring, substance abuse evaluations and treatment and case management services to clients on intensive probation and in the residential setting.
The Sedgwick County Community Corrections Advisory Board approved the Kansas Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) proposal and allocation of funds on July 10, 2014.
Alternatives: N/A
Financial Considerations: If the agreement is approved Higher Ground will receive a maximum amount of $69,507. Sufficient expenditure authority exists in 33072-253, G/L 42919. The attached budget form is for reference only and was approved as part of the award allocation approved earlier this year.
Legal Considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101, et seq. A simple majority vote is required.
Policy considerations: None