RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-652 with Options Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,432,791, to provide alcohol and drug abuse prevention services for adults with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders, for the period from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $1,432,791 and will be funded by 85% Federal Medi-Cal ($1,223,791) and 15% Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act ($209,000) revenues.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing specialized alcohol and drug abuse prevention services, so that men and women are provided an opportunity to achieve and maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of criminal activity and productive engagement in the community.