Agenda Item Name:
Title
Interlocal Agreement between Alachua County and the City of Gainesville for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program: Co-Responder TeamEnd
Presenter:
David Johnson: Alachua County Court Services, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), Program Manager 352.745.0266
Description:
On June 28th, 2021, Court Services/ JMHCP received on behalf of the County the contract for one additional Co-Responder Team in Gainesville Police Department. This contract provides the Officer portion of the team as in-kind match as required by the JMHCP Grant, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). There were 5 months of delays in receiving final budget approval from both the US Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Justice Assistance as a result of a new grants management system implemented in October 2020. The grant cycle 2 officially began on October 1, 2020 though, due the delays, began being charged on May 10, 2021.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Interlocal Agreement between Alachua County and the City of Gainesville for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program: Co-Responder Team
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Prior Board Motions:
This grant application was submitted to the Bureau of Justice Assistance on May 15, 2020 with the approval of the submission by the Board of County Commissioners (5/7/2020).
11/10/2020: BoCC approved the grant award received from BJA on consent.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The BoCC match is existing staff salaries.
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Background:
The initial Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program was a cumulative award from BJA of $190,544 (Federal 152,435, County 38,109) to Alachua County. The Project has been operating since September 2017 and ended on November 30, 2020. This Project conducted a comprehensive process analysis of the criminal justice and behavioral health intersect in Alachua County. This study resulted in a Strategic Plan presented ...
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