REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District for the Community Outreach and Support Team Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding between the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator, and the Department of Behavioral Health, to provide crisis services to residents of San Bernardino County through the Community Outreach and Support Team program, effective September 23, 2025 through September 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). This is a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to utilize office space located within the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Sheriff) Rancho Cucamonga Station and have access to field support from the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District (RCFPD) at no cost to San Bernardino County (County).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. Since 2015, DBH has partnered with multiple agencies for the use of office space, at no cost, to place DBH crisis triage staff in underserved areas throughout the county. DBH manages locations known as "points of access" at agencies such as law enforcement, hospi...
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