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Commissioners approve DHS contract for foster-child day treatment services
Summary
Routt County commissioners authorized the chair to sign a DHS core services contract to fund day-treatment services for one child in foster care; the cost is $6,575 per month with a state/county match.
Routt County commissioners authorized the Board Chair to sign a Department of Human Services core services contract to provide day-treatment services for a child in foster care who requires an elevated level of support during school hours. The board voted to approve the contract after staff confirmed it had been reviewed by legal counsel.
Kelly, director of Routt County DHS, asked the commissioners to approve the contract because the monthly cost exceeds her signing threshold. She told the board the service is the best available placement for the child and that funding will come from the child welfare block grant, which the county funds at roughly 20 percent with the remainder reimbursed by the state; the board was told year-end mitigation options exist if budgets are exceeded.
The contract amount recorded in the meeting was $6,575 per month with an $8,020 state/county match line item noted in the staff exchange. Commissioners said DHS has consistently met performance metrics and that the department is qualified to make placement decisions in the child's best interest. The motion to approve the contract passed unanimously.
Ending: The chair signed the contract and DHS and county staff said they would proceed with the provider to begin services for the child. Commissioners asked that any commissioner who wished to review the redacted contract may do so in person because the record includes personally identifying information staff could not publish.
