FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to appropriate an additional $74,000 out of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding designated for Youth Mental Health Clinicians to Child and Family Agency for a combined total of $164,888 to extend the contract to provide services into the 2025/2026 School Year.
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Background:
The Town Council initially allocated $190,000 of ARPA Funding to provide Youth Mental Health Clinicians at the schools.
Town Council Meeting - 8/14/2024 Because the Youth Mental Clinician’s services were being underutilized, and in light of the State not providing funding to provide Child and Family Agency Services at the Gales Ferry School and Juliet W. Long School, at the Town Council’s August 14, 2024 meeting $90,888 was reallocated from the original Youth Mental Clinician’s allocation to pay for the Child and Family Agency Services at both of these Elementary Schools for one school year 2024-2025).
Finance Committee Meeting 11/6/2024 : With the Child and Family Agency Program being well received by both the schools (Juliet W. Long & Gallup Hill School) and staff, Mayor Allyn, III informally floated the idea to take the remaining ARPA Funding from the Middle School Mental Health Clinician and reallocate the funds to extend the services of the Child and Family Agency to continue to provide services in the 2025-2026 School year.
Although the remaining $74,000 may not be enough to pay for the Child and Family Agency Services for the full school year, that it would help.
The Finance Department was working on a Contract Amendment to extend the Child and Family Agency’s services.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
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Finance Director Comment/Recommendation:
The remaining balance in the Youth Mental Health Clinician line is $74,642. $642 is being held back to cover any remaining cases that the subcontracted clinician is still working on.
Mayor Comment/Recommendation:
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