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County staff recommend $287,130 interlocal agreement to expand LEAD through COSEP grant
Summary
County staff presented an interlocal agreement worth $287,130 tied to a COSEP grant to expand the LEAD (law enforcement assisted diversion) program and create a recovery support services fund; staff recommended approval and moving the agreement to the June 16 consent agenda.
County staff presented an interlocal agreement totaling $287,130 tied to the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSEP) grant and recommended the Board of Commissioners approve the agreement and move it to the consent agenda on Monday, June 16.
Staff said the COSEP grant would expand the county’s LEAD program (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion), a pre-booking diversion effort that connects individuals to services instead of moving forward with traditional arrest and prosecution. The grant also is intended to expand the county’s sequential intercept mapping and coordination of services and to establish a recovery support services fund. Staff said the county applies for the grant in collaboration with the City of Fayetteville but that the grant requires a single fiscal agent; because the applicant is between two governments, an interlocal agreement is required to carry out the project and any subcontracts.
The interlocal agreement described in the county packet would support staff time for the project and fund 0.3 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions over three years, according to staff. County staff recommended approval and said they planned to place the interlocal agreement on the consent agenda. No formal commission vote on the interlocal agreement is recorded in the provided transcript.
