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Officials flag sustainability concerns for grant-funded psychiatric evaluations and outreach programs
Summary
County staff described several grant-funded programs — including a psychiatric evaluation stipend and a high-risk outreach program — that currently rely on multi-year grants and supplemental pay; presenters cautioned that services could end if grant funding expires.
County staff reviewed multiple grant-funded public-health and outreach items and warned that several services and supplemental-pay positions are tied to time-limited grants.
Staff said Franciscan Alliance receives a $75,000 pass-through for a senior assistance program and that additional grant funds were recently identified. The county’s psychiatric evaluation contract with Dr. Curtis (a two-year funded position) includes supplemental pay amounts that were described in the meeting; staff noted such supplements hinge on continuing grant support.
Presenters described a high-risk outreach program that is currently grant funded and warned that if grants end the services — including the psychiatric evaluation arrangement and outreach staffing — would end unless new funding is secured.
Commissioners asked how supplemental pay levels are determined and how long the grants will last. Staff said the psychiatric-evaluation stipend and other supplements are tied to two-year grants and that the county planned for the grants to end after that period; staff offered to follow up with a written explanation of how supplemental pay percentages are set.
No formal vote on program continuation or new funding appeared in the transcript excerpt.
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