REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 27, 2026
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Acting Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Zero-Cost Vehicle Use Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Zero-Cost Vehicle Use Agreement, including non-standard terms, with the California Department of Health Care Services for the continued use of County vehicles purchased with the Crisis Care Mobile Units Grant for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2031.
(Presenter: Jennifer Alsina, Assistant Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. DBH's Mobile Crisis Services program provides around-the-clock field-based crisis intervention services to the community. DBH Community Crisis Services (CCS) operates the Crisis Contact Center where incoming crisis calls are triaged. When a field response is warranted, a Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) is dispatched. CCRTs provide mobile crisis services from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a contracted provider delivering mobile crisis services from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. When safe and appropriate, mobile crisis teams are dispatched into the field to provide one-on-one crisis intervention at the location where the individual is experiencing the crisis.
On November 15, 2022 (Item No. 24)...
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