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Council to extend Endeavor Health Services contract for six months after last-minute request
Summary
City staff asked the Buffalo City Council to approve a six-month extension of a behavioral-health services contract with Endeavor Health Services that otherwise would expire the next day; council members pressed for contract terms and program data and staff agreed to provide the current agreement and usage statistics before the next meeting.
City staff told the Buffalo City Council that they are seeking approval to extend by six months the city's contract with Endeavor Health Services, the contractor that works with Buffalo Police Department (BPD) behavioral-health teams, because the existing contract is set to expire the following day.
The request prompted several council members to object to the timing and ask for details. "We shouldn't get it at the very end," a council member said, urging earlier notice for contracts that affect public services. City staff said negotiations are ongoing and some details are subject to attorney-level negotiation, but pledged to provide the council a copy of the current contract and additional…
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