DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Children & Family Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Grant Application For Children’s Mental Health Respite Care Services And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds And Execute Grant Agreement
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, families of children receiving Rule 79 children mental health (CMH) county case management services are caring for children with a severe emotional disturbance (SED) who have special needs and often have challenging behaviors; and
WHEREAS, respite care services are a frequently requested support service for these families and research has indicated that families who received respite care have fewer out-of-home placements and significantly better service plan outcomes; and
WHEREAS, the grant continues to be used to develop and/or expand planned and emergency respite care services for families and their children receiving Rule 79 children's mental health county case management services; and
WHEREAS, respite care can be provided by a social service or mental health agency, day care provider, family, friends or neighbors, foster care, or other, including inclusive settings such as camps, after school recreation, the YMCA, et cetera; and
WHEREAS, on September 4, 2024, Dakota County Social Services - Children and Family Services submitted an application for CMH Respite Care Services to the Minnesota Department of Human Services in the requested amount of $203,890 beginning January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the Children's Mental Health Respite Care Services grant application with the Minnesota Department of Human Services for the period of January 1, 2025 through June 30,207 for a total grant amount of $203,890; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to accept the Minnesota Department of Human Services Children's Mental Health Respite Care Services grant award of $203,890 and execute a grant agreement for the period of January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That unless the grant program requirements change, the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend the grant to extend the grant term up to two years after initial expiration date, accept additional grant funds, and continue grant-funded full-time equivalents, consistent with County contracting policies, and inclusion of grant funds in future yearly Recommended and Approved Budgets, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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