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JAWS program streamlined amid provider funding cuts; commissioners pledge to review county support
Summary
The Board approved sheriff’s office grant and interlocal items and amendments to jail behavioral health contracts, while commissioners raised concern after the county learned two part-time JAWS caseworker positions will be cut by the provider (OCHN).
The committee approved multiple sheriff’s office items including grant acceptances, interlocal agreements and amendments to existing jail behavioral-health contracts. The most substantive discussion focused on changes to the JAWS (Jail Alliance With Support) program after Oakland County Health Network (OCHN) informed the county it would delete two part-time inmate caseworker positions from its jail contracts for fiscal year 2026.
Staff presented a series of items: (1) grant acceptance for the state secondary road patrol and traffic accident prevention program (about $1.2 million for FY26); (2) an updated interlocal agreement with the City of Southfield to participate in the narcotics enforcement team; (3) an…
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