Subject:
Title
Executive Compensation Annual Report for the grant agreement with the Florida Department of Children and Families for the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant.label
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the Director of Administrative Services of the Executive Compensation Annual Report that is required by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for the 2021 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant (CJMHSA).
• The CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant funds implementation or expansion projects that increase public safety and avert increased spending on criminal and juvenile justice systems.
• The County’s project, entitled “Complex Case Reintegration Program” (CCRP), serves justice-involved adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring substance abuse disorders with an emphasis on serving individuals with histories of opioid use.
• The award provides $400,000.00 per year over three years for a total award of $1,200,000.00. A 100% in-kind match is provided by the Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition (PERC), WestCare GulfCoast-Florida, Inc. (WestCare) and the County.
• There is no fiscal impact by or through this item.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.2 Be a facilitator, convener, and purchaser of services for those in need
2.4 Support programs that seek to prevent and remedy the causes of homelessness and move individuals and families from homelessness to permanent housing
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
The 2021 CJMHSA Grant awarded to Pinellas County funds CCRP, which serves justice-involved adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring substance abuse disorders with an emphasis on serving individuals with histories of opioid use.
DCF requires that an Executive Compensation Annual Report be submitted once prior to contract execution and annually, thereafter. Completion of this document is required to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and Executive Order 20-44
Background/Explanation:
DCF’s CJMHSA Grant provides funding to counties for initiatives that improve public safety, avert increased justice system spending, and improve accessibility and efficacy of treatment services for people in or at-risk of entering the justice system who have mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders.
The primary goal of the CCRP program is to divert these adults from arrest, prosecution, or incarceration and into treatment and support services. Funding for CCRP through the CJMHSA Grant began on March 1, 2022 and will conclude on February 28, 2025.
The Board of County Commissioners approved the grant agreement with DCF and the funding agreements with PERC and WestCare on May 24, 2022.
The Executive Compensation Annual report is required for compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and Executive Order 20-44.
On January 31, 2022, the Executive Compensation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 was submitted prior to issuance of the final agreement for the 2021 CJMHSA Reinvestment Grant. The compensation report for Fiscal Year 2023 is required to remain in compliance.
Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact to funding by or through this item.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the Director of Administrative Services to sign this document is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(1) and the County Administrator Memorandum dated December 2, 2019.
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
Florida Department of Children and Families
Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition (PERC)
WestCare GulfCoast-Florida, Inc.
Attachments:
Executive Compensation Annual Report 2023