RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a service agreement with Dr. Roberta Stellman, under which the County is obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Dr. Stellman in her capacity as the court-appointed expert in the subject matter of mental health care, in accordance with a consent decree filed October 1, 2020, in the case of Gabriel Young, et al. v. County of Contra Costa, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 20-06848 NC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Costs will be paid out of the County Administrator’s Office budget. On February 24, 2021, the Court in Gabriel Young, et al. v. County of Contra Costa approved the consent decree and appointed Dr. Stellman to be the Court expert on mental health care, with financial responsibility for the cost of her services assigned to the County. While there is no payment limit, the estimated cost may reach $300,000, depending on the duration of the consent decree, which could be three to five years, or more.
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