City and County of Denver - File #: 22-0548

• File #: 22-0548
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/5/2022
• In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2022
• Final action: 6/20/2022
• Title: A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and State of Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, to provide funding for substance use disorder, mental health treatment, competency enhancements, and jail medication assisted treatment at Denver County Jail. Approves a grant agreement with the State of Colorado Office of Behavioral Health for $1,224,421 and through 6-30-2023 to provide funding for substance use disorder, mental health treatment, competency enhancements, and jail medication assisted treatment at Denver County Jail, citywide (SHERF-202262959). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 6-20-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-18-22.
• Indexes: Emily Lapel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2022	1	Mayor	signed
6/21/2022	1	Council President	signed
6/20/2022	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
6/6/2022	1	City Council	ordered published
5/18/2022	1	Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee	approved by consent	Pass

Finance Item/Grant Request Template

Date Submitted: 5-9-2022

Requesting Agency: Denver Sheriff's Department
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name: Dr. Nikki Johnson
Email Address: Nikki.Johnson2@denvergov.org
Phone Number:

Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
title
A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and State of Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, to provide funding for substance use disorder, mental health treatment, competency enhancements, and jail medication assisted treatment at Denver County Jail.
Approves a grant agreement with the State of Colorado Office of Behavioral Health for $1,224,421 and through 6-30-2023 to provide funding for substance use disorder, mental health treatment, competency enhancements, and jail medication assisted treatment at Denver County Jail, citywide (SHERF-202262959). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 6-20-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-18-22.
body

Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.

The State of Colorado provides funding from SB 12-163 for jail based behavioral health service programs at the Downtown Detention Center and the Denver County Jail. These programs will support the Denver Sheriff Department to screen, assess, and provide treatment for individuals in custody who are...