DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Children & Family Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With JEC Miller, Inc. For Scheduled Respite In Child Foster Residence Setting
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, JEC Miller, Inc. will be providing room, board, supervision, and support to youth ages 8-18 residing in the licensed Child Foster Residence Setting (CFRS); and
WHEREAS, the CFRS will serve youth with neurodevelopment disorders, mental health needs, and emotional or behavioral disorders; and
WHEREAS, for youth receiving respite, goals include:
• Provide relief and support to the caregiver
• Improve the child’s functioning
• Decrease the use of long-term out-of-home placements and hospitalizations
• Increase safety and permanency
• Reduce family and parenting stress
• Provide access to activities and community that may not normally be present; and
WHEREAS, JEC Miller, Inc. will maintain a 245D license from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and provide services in compliance with Child Foster Care and CFRS as outlined in MN Rules and Statutes including but not limited to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 245D and 245A, and Minnesota Rules Chapter 2960; and
WHEREAS, solicitation for this service was completed in 2022; however, no providers responded; and
WHEREAS, the County then worked with JEC Miller, Inc. to develop this CFRS site and service model based on their expertise with the population and services; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting authorization to execute a contract with JEC Miller, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $500,000 from the date of execution through December 31, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract for scheduled respite in a foster care setting with JEC Miller, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $500,000 annually for the period from the date of contract execution through December 31, 2025, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contract, consistent with the amount budgeted, to alter the contract amount and the contract term up to one year after initial expiration date, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the contract shall contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the contract in the event sufficient funds from county, state, or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amounts due.
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