OTHER-2024-056 Approval of Budget Amendment #11-B to Fund the Mobile Crisis Team Pilot

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Docusign Envelope ID:71778BFC-F7B2-426B-8F61-70796D485903 AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND ALLIANCE HEALTH THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into June 1,2024,by and between the COUNTY OF ORANGE (hereinafter referred to as the "County") and ALLIANCE HEALTH, a political subdivision of the state of North Carolina and a Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization as those term is defined in NCGS 122C-3 (hereinafter referred to as"Alliance")collectively referred to as the Parties. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS,Orange County in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Police Department,is conducting a two-year Mobile Crisis Pilot program with the mission to provide a more appropriate response to certain 911 calls. The Crisis Assistance,Response and Engagement(CARE)Team(referred to herein as"Team"). The unarmed Team will respond immediately in lieu of law enforcement to behavioral health and low level, non-violent offense 911 calls as designated by the Chapel Hill Police Department and 911 Call Center. The program seeks to increase therapeutic interventions and direction to resources while ensuring the safest and best immediate response;; and WHEREAS,the two-year pilot phase will initially serve only Chapel Hill with an Evaluation of the Pilot being conducted by UNC's School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab funded by the Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County Government. The goal is to launch the program with all law enforcement agencies county-wide in 2026; and WHEREAS,Alliance has agreed to provide funding for the program to operate as of June 1,2024 and beyond. Several counties within the Alliance region are re-evaluating the best way to deliver more impactful mobile crisis. This pilot will inform the direction for each of our counties and findings will be available to share with the State any interested county within the state. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of mutual covenants herein and the mutual benefits to result therefrom,the parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. FUNDING. Alliance shall provide to the County funding in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars($229,500.00)for the startup funding in FY 2024,and Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars for FY 2025 ($350,000.00) (hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") to support staffing of the Team,training,and additional equipment and supplies the 2024-2025 fiscal year. If the Funds are not exhausted by June 30, 2025, and the remaining funds are still available,the County may submit a written request to Alliance for approval to use the remaining balance for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2025.A portion of this funding has been allocated by DHHS and is subject to Allocation Letter 24- A-83, incorporated herein by reference thereto. SECTION 2.USE OF FUNDS. The Funds shall be used exclusively for Qualified Expenses of the Team program outlined in Attachment 1, Scope of Work and corresponding Budget provided to and approved by Alliance. The County shall promptly return, without the necessity of a request from Alliance, any portion of the Funds not used for such purpose or submit a written request to Alliance to utilize the remaining balance as described above in Section 1. Funding. No substantial changes in the purposes, term or conditions may be made without a prior written amendment to this Agreement. In the event it is determined by Alliance,that the County expended any amount of Funds in violation of the funding requirements or this Agreement,the County shall be required to return that amount of money to Alliance. The implementation of this Agreement and CARE shall be carried out in strict compliance with all Federal,State,and local laws.