BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - A. YAMAMOTO

Approve contract renewal with Administrative/Fiscal consultant Gary Ernst for for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, in the amount of $115,000.00.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 810

This fiscal consultant has the skills and experience to assure that the Behavioral Health Department’s fiscal related MHSA, MediCal audits and many other fiscal reports and functions are fulfilled in compliance with regulations and laws. The fiscal consultant has also been providing training and development for newly hired department accounting staffs in a variety of fiscal related components of the MHSA (Mental Health Services Act) Services, MediCal, Managed Care Program, Cost Reports, Substance Abuse Drug MediCal Services fiscal tracking and other complex fiscal accounting and accountability processes.

This consultant will also provide the fiscal related technical support for the application for the MHSA funded, No Place Like Home (NPLH) project.

An NPLH Technical Assistance (TA) Grant has been awarded to the BH Dept. to provide funds eligible to be used for offsetting the cost of consultants and other administrative costs associated with the work required for submission of a NPLH Bond funded application and the project reporting requirements. Some of those NPLH, TA grant funds are integrated into this contract.

1) Approve contract renewal for FY 2019-20 with Fiscal/Administrative Consultant, Gary Ernst for a maximum annual total of $115,000 and;

2)  Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign said contract.