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November 16, 2016
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Vicki Kirkpatrick, Director
Anna McEnery, Developmental Disability Coordinator
DATE: November 28, 2016
SUBJECT: Jefferson County Public Health Allocation Request for Mental
Health and Chemical Dependency Funding for 2017; Jefferson
County 1/10th of 1% Funds, (Hargrove Funds); $433,265.71
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Jefferson County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advisory
Committee recommends through the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners approval
of budget allocations of the Jefferson County 1/10th of 1% Funds in the total amount of
$433,265.71 for January 1, 2017 — December 31, 2017.
ANALYSIS/ STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S: The Jefferson County Mental Health/
Substance Abuse Advisory Committee recommends funding from the budget for calendar year
2017. This is a one-year allocation reflective of the Committee recommended one-year RFP and
recognizes the continuing changes in the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder world
resulting from the Healthier Washington Initiative, health care transformation, and the 1115
Medicaid Waiver. The 2017 budget recommendation reflects an increase in funding for the Nurse
Family Partnership program, ($42,120.52); Jumping Mouse services, ($32,115.00 ); additional
funding for enhanced mental health counseling in Port Townsend, Chimacum and Quilcene School
Districts, (with the addition of the Brinnon School District in 2017 and a Chemical Dependency
Counselor for Port Townsend School District), to be provided by Discovery Behavioral Healthcare,
($127,156.46); an increase in funding for Jail case management, also provided by Discovery
Behavioral Healthcare, ($51,046.33); additional funding for three Therapeutic Courts, (Drug,
Mental Health and Family Therapeutic) to streamline coordination and case management, with an
increase in Court incentives and Urinalyses, ($128,731.40); along with an increase in funding for
administrative management, ($22,752.00); for RFP development and management, and contract
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development and oversight expenses, for Public Health ($14,887.00); and continued funding for
the Kitsap County Epidemiologist who provides data and reporting for all of the programs funded
by the 1/10th of 1% fund, ($14,357.00).
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS : Request is for allocation of $433,265.71 of funds
collected from the 1/10th of 1% fund, (Hargrove Tax) to fund Mental Health and Substance Abuse
programs in calendar year 2017.
RECOMMENDATION: Jefferson County Public Health recommends Board of County
Commissioner approval of the 2017 budget request in the total amount of $433,265.71 from the
Jefferson County 1/10th of 1% fund, (Hargrove tax) for January 1, 2017 — December 31, 2017 as
recommended by the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advisory Committee.
Jefferson County Public Health further recommends that the Board of County Commissioners direct
the Jefferson County Public Health Department to negotiate and write contracts for the community
organizations approved for funding in 2017 and to develop and negotiate Memoranda of
Understanding with the Therapeutic Courts for the funding allocated to them for 2017.
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morle ;�unty Administrate
Community Health
Developmental Disabilities
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Water Quality
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