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Orange County supervisors approve series of contract amendments and grants; Foley flags security vendor litigation history
Summary
The board approved multiple routine contract and grant items on Aug. 27, including an amendment for jail psychiatry and telepsychiatry services, CalFresh program amendments, library project contracting and probation security services; Supervisor Katrina Foley asked staff to monitor an Allied Universal security contract in light of past litigation.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a slate of contract and grant actions on Aug. 27 that included amendments intended to sustain clinical and social-service programs.
Item 13 amended master contracts for on-site psychiatry and telepsychiatry services to provide medication and psychiatric assessments for correctional populations, including a new EASS program for people deemed incompetent to stand trial and youth in custody. Health Care Agency representative Ian Kemmer told the board the amendment supports services while clients wait for placement and that…
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