DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Mental Health & Substance Use Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements With Dakota County Law Enforcement Agencies For Social Services Embedded Social Worker Program
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WHEREAS, for many years Dakota County and cities have been working together to develop partnerships and new models of response to a mental health crisis that promotes safe, healthy communities and people receiving the right services at the right time; and
WHEREAS, partnerships have expanded to include co-location of mobile crisis services; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-449 (September 22, 2020), the County Board of Commissioners approved entering into joint powers agreements (JPA)s and Management Control Agreements (MCA) that outlined partnership roles and responsibilities of the Embedded Social Worker Pilot; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 21-618 (December 14, 2021), the County Board of Commissioners approved using American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars to expand the Embedded Social Worker Model to all Dakota County cities; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-164 (April 12, 2022), the County Board of Commissioners approved to continue the expansion of the Embedded Social Worker Model to interested Dakota County cities; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 24-472 (September 24, 2024), the County Board of Commissioners approved renewing JPAs and Management Control Agreements (MCA) with existing cities and the Dakota County Sheriff's Department using American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars; and
WHEREAS, the current JPAs are expiring and with the depletion of ARP funding, Dakota County proposed a cost sharing model to cities and there were 5 cities that elected to enter into the new cost sharing model with subsequent JPAs and MCAs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ...
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