San Bernardino County Board Approves $41 Million in Behavioral Health Contracts and District Funding
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, in San Bernardino County, California, approved a package of items at its October 20 meeting, detailed in a county update published October 22, including behavioral health full-service partnership contracts worth up to $41 million and about $1.8 million in District Specific Priorities funding.
The behavioral health contracts with Kings View, Pacific Clinics and Telecare run through October 2031, serve approximately 1,120 clients, and begin client transitions on November 1. The district funding includes $700,000 from Supervisor Jesse Armendarez for the Fontana Downtown Economic Incentive Program.
The Board also accepted a roughly $3.5 million state childcare grant serving about 150 children from birth to age three through June 2027; added $174,000 to the Emergency Needs Voucher program, bringing it to $432,000 with Children's Fund through October 2028; and added $300,000 to an Inland Empire Health Plan agreement, for $600,000 total toward community health assessment and improvement through June 2027.
On public safety, the Sheriff's Department will provide law enforcement for the Omnitrans transit system across 15 cities beginning January 2027, under a contract of about $1.9 million for January through June 2027 with six added deputies among new positions. The Board also accepted about $566,000 in grants, including $450,000 from the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation for a Fire Protection District quadruped robot system.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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