Drafter

Clerk 11/24/2015

Title

AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $20,000,000 and 12.00 FTE to the department of community and human services; and amending the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Sections 61 and 79, as amended.

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                     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:

                     SECTION 1.  From non-general funds there are hereby appropriated a net total of $20,000,000 to the department of community and human services.

                     SECTION 2.  Ordinance 17941, Section 61, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

                     ((MHCADS)) DBHR - ((MENTAL)) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - From the ((mental)) behavioral health fund there is hereby appropriated to:

                     ((MHCADS)) DBHR - ((mental)) behavioral health                     $((421,281,000)) 487,156,000

The maximum number of FTEs for ((MHCADS)) DBHR - ((mental)) behavioral health

shall be:                     ((73.50)) 117.06

                     P1 PROVIDED THAT:

                     Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on the options available to the county to continue the practice of transporting individuals from evaluation and treatment facilities to Involuntary Treatment Act court ("ITA court") in the Ninth and Jefferson Building on the Harborview Medical Center campus and on county expenditures related to video appearances for ITA court respondents, a motion that acknowledges receipt of the report and the motion is passed by the council.  The motion shall reference the proviso's ordinance, ordinance section, proviso number and subject matter in both the title and the body of the motion.

                     The executive must file the report and the motion required by this proviso by April 1, 2016, in the form of a paper original and an electronic copy with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for health, housing and human services committee, or its successor.

                     The report shall include, but not be limited to:

                     A.  An analysis of the feasibility of the county contracting directly with an ambulance provider for such transport and seeking reimbursement from the state.  This analysis shall describe in detail how this option was evaluated, outline whether and how it may be feasibly accomplished and describe the benefits and detriments of this option; and

                     B.  A description of any financial support, in-kind support and technical

assistance the county is providing evaluation and treatment facilities to aid these in any or all of developing, expanding and maintaining video appearance capabilities.  This shall include, but not be limited to:

                       1.  The provision of hardware or software;

                       2.  The provision of technical support including work performed by the department of information technology;

                       3.  Financial assistance directly or indirectly supporting the adaptation of space for an additional courtroom or courtrooms, meeting room or rooms or attorney offices in connection with video appearances; and

                       4.  An estimate of savings to evaluation and treatment facilities associated with not transporting patients appearing by video who have historically been transported by van or other method beyond ambulance to ITA court.

                     SECTION 3.  Ordinance 17941, Section 79, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

                     ((MHCADS)) DBHR - ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - From the alcoholism and substance abuse services fund there is hereby appropriated to:

                     ((MHCADS)) DBHR - alcoholism and substance abuse                     $((65,675,000)) 19,800,000

((The maximum number of FTEs for MHCADS - alcoholism and substance

abuse shall be:                     31.56))

                     SECTION 4.  This ordinance takes effect twenty-six days after the enactment date of Ordinance 18169 (Proposed Ordinance 2015-0406).