Title
Budget Amendment - Criminal Justice Services (Revenue Increase)
Action
ACTION:
Amend the 2019-2020 Annual Budget Ordinance to recognize, receive, and appropriate an increase in revenue of $37,048 from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare in the General Fund (0001) within Criminal Justice Services
Staff Contact: Sonya L. Harper, Director, Criminal Justice Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The North Carolina Department of Human and Health Services has provided Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) funding to apply towards jail diversion strategies in their catchment areas that are tied to the Stepping Up initiative. Stepping Up is a national NACo initiative geared towards addressing behavioral health in jail populations across the country. CJS currently chairs the Mecklenburg County Stepping Up efforts and conducts a significant amount of jail diversion work. CJS has partnered with CMPD to utilize funds to continue to develop a technology platform that serves as a behavioral health repository for Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) officers. The platform provides CIT officers the capacity to record and share information with other CIT officers on behavioral health encounters in the field. Cardinal is Mecklenburg County's MCO.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
FY2020 General Fund (0001) increase of $37,048 in federal revenue and associated expenses