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Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive funding for the County’s Federally Qualified Health Centers through the Health Resources and Services Administration Grant Award 1 H8NCS53985‐01‐00 under the FY 2024 Behavioral Health Services Expansion grant for the period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $600,000.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010154 in the amount of $400,000.00 to establish appropriations for unanticipated revenue from the Federal Government for Health Resources and Administration supplemental funding for personnel expenses to increase access to behavioral health services ($170,900.00), contractual services ($128,000.00), and supplies ($101,100.00) for FY 2024-2025 and in the County’s financial system;
c) Adopt changes to the Salary Resolution to allocate one (1) 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Behavioral Health Specialist and one (1) 1.0 FTE Administrative Office Professional I/II to the Public Health Department, effective December 9, 2024; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions consist of the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.