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AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY <br />AND ALLIANCE HEALTH <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into July 1, 2025, by and between the Orange County and <br />Alliance Health, a political subdivision of the state of North Carolina and a Local Management <br />Entity/Managed Care Organization as those term is defined in NCGS 122C-3; collectively referred to as <br />Parties. <br /> <br />WITNESSETH: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Police Department, is conducting <br />a two-year Mobile Crisis Pilot program with the mission to provide a more appropriate response to certain <br />911 calls, which began in July 2024. The Crisis Assistance, Response and Engagement (CARE) Team <br />(referred to herein as “Team”), is an unarmed Team that will respond immediately in lieu of law <br />enforcement to behavioral health and low level, non-violent offense 911 calls as designated by the Chapel <br />Hill Police Department and 911 Call Center. The program seeks to increase therapeutic interventions and <br />direction to resources while ensuring the safest and best immediate response; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the two-year pilot phase will initially serve only Chapel Hill with an Evaluation of the <br />Pilot being conducted by UNC’s School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab funded by the <br />Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County Government. The goal is to launch the program with all law <br />enforcement agencies countywide in 2026; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, DHHS has agreed to provide State Funds on a one-time basis to support the <br />development and operation of the Orange County Mobile Crisis and Law-Enforcement Co-response Pilot. <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of mutual covenants herein and the mutual benefits <br />to result therefrom, the parties hereby agree as follows: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. FUNDING. Alliance shall provide to the County funding in the amount of Seven Hundred <br />Ninety Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($790,640.00) for eligible expenditures during the period of <br />July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. (hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") to support staffing of the Team, <br />training, and additional equipment and supplies for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This funding has been <br />allocated by DHHS and is subject to Allocation Letter 26-A-51, incorporated herein by reference thereto. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. USE OF FUNDS. The Funds shall be used exclusively for Qualified Expenses of the Team <br />program outlined in Attachment 1, Scope of Work and corresponding Budget provided to and approved by <br />Alliance. The County shall promptly return, without the necessity of a request from Alliance, any portion <br />of the Funds not used for such purpose or submit a written request to Alliance to utilize the remaining <br />balance as described above in Section 1. Funding. No substantial changes in the purposes, term or conditions <br />may be made without a prior written amendment to this Agreement. In the event it is determined by <br />Alliance, that the County expended any amount of Funds in violation of the funding requirements or this <br />Agreement, the County shall be required to return that amount of money to Alliance. The implementation <br />of this Agreement and CARE shall be carried out in strict compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 0DFB3C57-21CD-48D6-A002-1A25306D8184Docusign Envelope ID: 0782F82F-EB3E-432B-A7FD-F95FFB3A92A5