Health & Human Services committee advances mental‑health MOU and SPOA policies, approves Family Centers case‑management contract

The Montgomery County Health & Human Services Committee voted to advance three social‑services items to the full legislature: an MOU between the Montgomery County Health Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department for mental‑health coordination; a resolution establishing Single Point of Access (SPOA) operating policies for adult and children's mental health; and acceptance of Family Centers Case Management Services (FCCMS) funding along with a contract with Captain Community Human Services to staff two full‑time contractor positions.

The sponsor identified Chair Papp for the sheriff‑health MOU; the committee voted to move the MOU forward. For the SPOA policies, a presenter noted an administrative attachment was duplicated in the packet and clarified that two policies, not three, were included; a copy of the correct policy was offered to members.

Staff emphasized that the FCCMS action is an annual allocation rather than a grant and that contracting Captain Community Human Services was chosen to provide administrative oversight and two full‑time contractor positions without creating county employee slots. The department said this approach was selected to avoid complicating the county’s budget process while still funding the positions and some shared space at a county facility.

Committee members raised no substantive objections and approved the items for forwarding to the full legislature.