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GARLAND
CITY COUNCIL ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
Agenda Item 3.f.
City Council Regular Session Agenda
Meeting Date:
10/18/2022
Item Title:
Interlocal Agreement and Payment Authorization for Multi-Disciplinary Behavioral Health Response Team
Submitted By:
Mistie Gardner
Summary of Request/Problem
In September 2021, the Garland Health Department entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkland Health & Hospital System ("Parkland") for the purpose of providing social work services through Garland Health for all city departments to find long-term solutions to unique citizen needs. The goal is to work with residents who are typically under-served or who normally do not have access to programs and resources. The program has been incredibly successful in helping meet community needs identified by many departments; but to date the service is most often utilized by Fire/EMS, Police, Emergency Management and Code. If personnel from a Garland department identify a citizen who has a unique resource need outside of the department's scope, those cases can be referred to the social worker who will work directly with the citizen to find resources, work through complicated systems like Medicare/Medicaid, obtain appropriate long-term placement for health issues, etc. The main focus of the program is to find and facilitate long-term solutions to unique needs in the community in order to provide the best possible outcome for residents.
Recommendation/Action Requested and Justification
The Garland Health Department requests Council to approve the Interlocal Agreement Second Amendment to fund the Multi-Disciplinary Behavioral Health Response Team in order to continue providing social work support for all Garland residents. The total cost of the program is $125,832, paid in monthly increments throughout the program term starting October 1, 2022, and ending September 30, 2023.
Attachments
2nd Amendment to Interlocal Agreement
Original Interlocal Agreement executed 2021
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