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Consider recommendations regarding a Mental Health Contract Renewal for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027 with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to terminate, from the Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify FYs 2022-2025 (Board Contract [BC] No. 22-014) contract, the Transitional Age Youth New Heights Full Service Partnership program at all three locations (Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria) effective June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a multi-year Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify (CommUnify) (a local vendor) for the provision of children's mental health services in Santa Barbara County, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,716,810.00 inclusive of $858,405.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $858,405.00 for FY 2026-2027 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to (i) suspend, delay or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; (ii) make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; (iii) amend the staffing requirements of the Exhibits A(s) of the Agreement; (iv) reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; (v) adjust the provisional rate with discretion per Exhibit B of the agreement; (vi) approve subsidy payments in excess of the limit per Exhibit B of the Agreement; (vii) waive the use of County Maximum Rates per Exhibit B of the Agreement; (viii) reallocate between the contract allocations to increase or decrease the incentive payment per the Exhibit B of the Agreement; and (ix) amend the goals, measures, and outcomes in Exhibit E of the Agreement, all without altering the maximum contract amount and wi...
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