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Durham commissioners approve $6.17M mental health contract, conservation purchases and multiple budget amendments; reappraisal contract approved after public c
Summary
The Durham Board unanimously approved multiple consent-agenda items on Sept. 8, including a contract with Alliance Health for up to $6,173,542 to provide mental health, developmental disability and substance-use services, conservation easement acquisitions totaling about $1.8 million, and a $291,000 contract for reappraisal services after a resident's public comment.
The Durham Board of County Commissioners approved a package of contracts and budget ordinance amendments on Sept. 8 that included a $6,173,542 agreement with Alliance Health to manage county mental health, developmental disability and substance-use services, several budget ordinance adjustments recognizing state and settlement revenues, and the acquisition of three conservation easements with an estimated county cost of $1.8 million.
Vice Chair Dr. Mike Lee moved, seconded by Commissioner Wendy Jacobs, to approve the consent agenda with the exception of item 25-0503; that motion carried unanimously. The consent slate approved included, among other items, a Boundtree Medical purchase of UEScope video laryngoscopes not to exceed $146,073.12, a Runbeck Election Services contract for ballot printing for $105,000, contract amendments for wastewater residuals transport and collection system repairs, and several budget ordinance amendments (26BCC010–26BCC018) recognizing additional intergovernmental revenue and appropriations.
Item 25-0481 authorized an agreement with Alliance Health "in the amount not to exceed $6,173,542" to manage provision of mental health, developmental disability and substance-use (MH/DD/SUS) services for county residents. The Board approved related budget and contract language as part of the consent items.
A separate public comment preceded action on a pulled consent item. Citizen Randolf Coley told the Board he could not afford the property taxes on his home after the recent revaluation, saying the increase was due to new subdivisions and his property’s annexation into the city. Chair Nida Allam asked Keyar Doyle, the county Tax Administrator, to reach out to Mr. Coley to discuss his situation. Following that exchange, Commissioner Wendy Jacobs moved, seconded by Commissioner Michelle Burton, to approve Consent Agenda Item 25-0503: a Vision Government Solutions contract for 2025 reappraisal services in the amount of $291,000; the motion carried unanimously.
The Board also approved budget ordinance amendments that recognized opioid settlement funds (26BCC018) and allocated $72,560 to increase support for the county’s Post Overdose Response Team, enabling the addition of a peer-support specialist FTE. Multiple other smaller health and public-safety funding adjustments were recorded in the ordinance language included in the meeting packet.
All motions reported in the meeting minutes passed on unanimous voice votes. The Board adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
