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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC01-229 White River Counselingf Z- Z-- / 1 b AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO AND WHITE RIVER COUNSELING THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this lst day of July, 2001 by and between the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic (hereinafter referred to as the "County ") and White River Counseling, (hereinafter referred as the "Contractor "). WITNESSETH: THAT, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. SCOPE A. The County hereby contracts with the Contractor for services that stabilize family life > drug and alcohol counseling that permits them to learn how to cope with stressors and develop effective family and interpersonal skill building. > group services that support remaining drug and alcohol free: B. Service Unit Cost - Services that stabilize family life will be purchased by the County from the Contractor on a service unit basis. > Standardized intake sessions : $ 65.00 > Adolescent treatment program : $ 40 /group session > Intensive outpatient program : $ 60 /session > Substance use awareness program: $ 30 /session > Recovery skills /relapse prevention: $ 45 /session C. Eligibility for Purchase of Services - The County is responsible for the determination of family eligibility according to the Eagle County WORKS plan and the requirements for Title IVA -EA services established by the federal government. The Contractor will have the family complete and sign a " Certification for Emergency Assistance" form provided by the County. The Contractor will forward the original certification and a proposed service plan to the County (Health & Human Services designee) for review of eligibility and authorization of a purchase of service. The County will advise the Contractor in writing of the authorized service plan within three working days of receipt of the certification and service plan. Persons eligible for purchase under this agreement are children and families who are not eligible for service coverage under Medicaid, Medicare; Employee Assistance or Health Insurance programs and whose gross income does not exceed $75,000 /year. Children and or their families must be citizens of the United States or resident aliens. Children must be residing with parents or relatives of the 5"' degree of kinship. An "emergency" must exist that impacts the ability of the family to care for their children. Agreement between EAGLE COUNTY and White River Counseling PAGE 2 D. Access to Services - i. Clients may be referred to the Contractor from the County Department of Health and Human Services. A referral form and authorization for payment will be provided by the County. ii. Clients may contact the Contractor directly for services and request assistance with the cost of mental health services. E. Billing for Services - The Contractor shall submit to the County a monthly statement of services provided to authorized client families. There shall be no payment for services provided without prior authorization for such services by ECHHS. Such authorization shall include the amount of services to be provided and time frames in which these services are to be provided. 2. PERIOD OF AGREEMENT A. The term of this Agreement shall commence July 1, 2001, and end June 30, 2002. However, the County may terminate the contract between the County and the Contractor (therefore terminating this Agreement) on 10 days' notice if it is deemed by the County that the Contractor is not fulfilling the program as specified in this agreement, or for other sufficient reasons. Any unexpended funds may be required to be returned to the County as well as any funds not properly expended according to project objectives. Notwithstanding the above, in the event the Contractor becomes insolvent, or is declared bankrupt, or dissolves, then the County may declare in writing that this Agreement is terminated, and all rights of the Contractor and obligations of the County shall thereupon terminate and cease immediately. 3. CONTRACTOR'S DUTIES The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements: A. All funds received under this Agreement shall be expended solely for the purpose of which granted, and any such funds not so expended, including funds lost or diverted to other purposes, will be returned to the County. The Contractor shall maintain adequate records of matching expenditures for reporting to the County. The Contractor shall maintain all records pertaining to this Agreement for a minimum of three years and may be subjected to an audit by federal, state, or county auditors or their designees as requested. If misuse of funds is discovered by an auditor, the Contractor shall return said misused funds to the County. C. The Contractor authorizes the County to perform audits and to make inspections during normal business hours at the convenience of the Contractor, with 48 hours written notice, for the purpose of evaluating performance under this Agreement r Agreement between EAGLE COUNTY and White River Counseling PAGE 3 4. NOTICE Any notice provided for herein shall be given in writing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, which shall be addressed as follows: THE COUNTY: THE CONTRACTOR: Eagle County White River Counseling c/o Health & Human Services c/o Warren Humble P. O. Box 660 758 Railroad Avenue Eagle, CO 81631 Rifle, CO 81,650 5. MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVER The Contractor shall not assign any rights or duties under this Agreement to a third parry without the written consent of the County, which shall determine the acceptability of the third party to the County. Any effort to effect such an assignment without the written consent of the County will terminate the Agreement immediately at the option of the County. 6. INSURANCE At all times during the terms of this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain the following insurance: Type of Insurance Workers' Compensation Employer's Liability, including occupational disease Comprehensive Automobile Liability, including all owned, non - owned, and hired vehicles. Coveraize Limits Statutory $500,000 $150,000 per person and $600,000 per occurrence or as specified in the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, whichever is greater. Comprehensive General Liability, including $150,000 per person and $600,000 per broad form property damage. occurrence or as specified in the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, whichever is greater. 7. MISCELLANEOUS A. The parties of this Agreement intend that the relationship of the Contractor to the County is that of an independent contractor. No agent, employee or volunteer of the Contractor shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or volunteer of the County. Agreement between EAGLE COUNTY and White River Counseling PAGE 4 B. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Contractor and the County and their respective heirs, legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns: provided, however, that neither party may assign nor delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party. C. In the event that a dispute should arise relating to the performance of the services to be provided under the Agreement, and should that dispute result in litigation, it is agreed that the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs incurred in the defense of the claim, including staff time, court costs, attorney's fees, and other claim related expenses. D. The validity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid and unenforceable provisions were omitted. E. Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its =Board of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its Commissions, agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, servants, and its successors from any and all demands, losses, liabilities, claims or judgements, together with all costs and expenses incident thereto which may accrue against, be charged to, or be recoverable from the County, its Board of County Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its commissions, agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, or servants and its successors, as a result of the acts or omissions of Contractor, its employees or agents, in or in part pursuant to this Agreement or arising directly. or indirectly out of Contractor's exercise of its privileges or performance of its obligations under this Agreement. F. The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, resolutions, and codes of the State of Colorado and Eagle County. G. No person shall have any personal financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement. H. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this contract, the County shall have no obligations under this agreement, nor shall any payment be made to Contractor in respect of any period after any June 30 of each calendar year during the term of this agreement, without any appropriation therefor by the County in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with the provisions of Article 25 of Title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget Law (C.R.S. ยง29 -1 -101 et seq.) and the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20). i C C, Agreement between EAGLE COUNTY and White River Counseling PAGE 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement o / , 2001. The parties hereto have signed this Agreement in quadruplicate. One counte art each has been delivered to the County and the Contractor. V.M10'61r' County Commissioners County of Eagle, State of Colorado, By and Through Its BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Eagle County Board of CONTRACTOR: White River Counseling BY: lifill " " TITLE.