REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 22, 2023
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Ontario for the Community Outreach and Support Team Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Ontario, on behalf of its Fire and Police Departments, for no-cost office space for the Department of Behavioral Health staff to provide crisis services to residents of San Bernardino County through the Community Outreach and Support Team program, effective August 22, 2023 through July 31, 2026, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods.
(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
Approval of this item will not require the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). This is a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows San Bernardino County (County) on behalf of the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to utilize office space located within the Ontario Police Department (OPD) and have access to field support from the Ontario Fire Department (OFD) at no cost to the County. The MOU is for the agencies to provide crisis intervention services in collaboration through the Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST) program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Since 2015, DBH has partnered with various key agencies for use of office space within the agency, at no cost, to place DBH crisis triage staff in underserved areas throughout the county. DBH manages locations known as 'points of access' within agencies such as law enforcement, hospital emergency ...
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