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Grand County signs off on Human Services core services contracts and annual Collaborative Management MOU
Summary
The Board authorized the Department of Human Services to sign an annual Collaborative Management Program MOU and approved multiple core-services contracts with child-welfare and family-support providers for FY26.
Grand County commissioners on May 20 approved the county's annual Collaborative Management Program memorandum of understanding and multiple core-services contracts used by the Department of Human Services for child-welfare and family-support services.
The board authorized Director Deb Ruttenberg to sign the yearly Collaborative Management Program MOU covering Juvenile Services, Public Health and Human Services; staff said Public Health and Human Services are mandatory signers and juvenile services and other partners are listed as appropriate signers for the county's part in the program.
Why it matters: the MOU formalizes interagency collaboration for services to families and youths involved with county departments and state systems, and the core-services contracts fund supervised parenting time, mental-health supports, urinalysis testing, intensive family services and other court-ordered or case-specific interventions.
Contract details: the board approved contracts and authorizations for FY26 including (not-to-exceed amounts as stated by staff): Urban Laboratories (urinalysis/swab testing, not to exceed $8,000), New Horizon Youth and Family Services (supervised parenting; not to exceed $10,000), River Song Counseling (mental-health and play therapy, not to exceed $3,000), Maple Star/Claravita (supervised parenting; not to exceed $4,000) and Mountain Family Center (intensive family services and life skills; not to exceed $20,000). Staff said these core services are typically reimbursed and used for families with children in out-of-home placements or reunification plans.
Staff explanation: Director Ruttenberg described the difference between supervised parenting time (safety-focused monitoring by trained supervisors) and parent-child interactional services (typically provided by licensed professionals who prepare formal reports to the court). Ruttenberg said providers are often located statewide and are contracted as needed based on placement locations.
What's next: routine contract execution and ongoing referrals to providers as cases require; staff said one contract term runs June 1, 2025 through May 30, 2026 and that many contracts are reimbursed by state or other funding streams.
