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Budget committee continues vote on Westside mental‑health contract after DPH details program changes
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee reviewed a DPH request to amend and extend a contract with Westside Community Mental Health Center — increasing total authorized funding to $23.3 million while reducing capacity in an intensive case management program from 139 to 80 clients to align staffing and deliverables; the committee continued the item for one week for further review.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 2019 continued consideration of a Department of Public Health request to amend and extend an agreement with Westside Community Mental Health Center that would raise the overall not‑to‑exceed amount to $23.3 million and extend the term through Dec. 31, 2022.
DPH business office director Michelle Ruggles told the committee there is a clerical error in the short title that the department has already corrected. She described four distinct programs under the contract — two…
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