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Home My WebLink About20153905.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, AND NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AS A RECIPIENT OF WELD COUNTY GENERAL FUND MONIES AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Agreement between Weld County, Colorado, and North Range Behavioral Health, as a recipient of Weld County General Fund monies has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and WHEREAS, North Range Behavioral Health, has been awarded the sum of $20,000.00 from Weld County General Fund monies, which monies are for the purpose of providing suicide education and prevention services to Weld County citizens, and WHEREAS, the contract period shall be from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners deems it advisable and in the best interest of Weld County to approve said agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Memorandum of Agreement between Weld County, Colorado, and North Range Behavioral Health, as a recipient of Weld County General Fund monies be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. cYr;la41) _02 / 2015-3905 FI0062 RESOLUTION - NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 14th day of December, A.D., 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WE D COUNTY, COL RADO ATTEST: �,�,/ t „le/4,uBarbara Kirkmeyer Chair Weld C•. ty Clerk to the Board EXCUSED �"'+► Mike Freeman, Pro-Tem BY: 1 • �� '-!_ 1� ) Deputy Cle j to the r•/% ;", '�� e ►., ��Sean P. Conway Julie A. Cozad o nt%ttorney " EXCUSED Steve Moreno Date of signature: �j0 06o 2015-3905 F10062 q7J4NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH rr November 24, 2015 Don Warden Director Finance and Administration P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 RE: Memorandum of Agreement(Mental Health Services) Memorandum of Agreement (Suicide Education and Prevention Services) Dear Mr. Warden: Enclosed please find two (2) originals of each of the above-referenced agreements signed by North Range Behavioral Health. Once fully executed, please return a copy of each agreement to me at the following address: North Range Behavioral Health Attn: Kate Seifert 1300 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Should you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Kate Seifert Contract Administrator 970-347-2408 kathleen.seifert(a�northrange.orq Enclosure(s) Where hope begins. 1300 North 17th Avenue • Greeley, CO 80631 • 970.347.2120 • www.NorthRange.org ♦ 1 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this, the 14th day of December, 2015, by and between Weld County, hereinafter referred to as "Weld" and North Range Behavioral Health, hereinafter referred to as "Contractor", the parties agree as follows: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, has awarded North Range Behavioral Health a sum of $20,000.00 of Weld County General Fund monies to provide suicide education and prevention services, and WHEREAS, the County implements programs and services to residents throughout Weld County, and WHEREAS, the "Contractor" provides services in Weld County to the citizens of Weld County, and 4 WHEREAS, the parties hereto are desirous of formalizing an agreement for the express purpose of providing suicide education and prevention services to Weld County citizens, and WHEREAS, to implement these goals, the parties desire to establish an agreement for the use of Weld County General Fund monies for the purpose of providing a suicide education and prevention services program. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises stated herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish an agreement for the use of Weld County General Fund monies by Contractor. 2. CONTRACT PERIOD will be from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. 3. COMPENSATION: "Weld" agrees to pay "Contractor" for services performed hereunder at a rate of $5,000.00 per quarter. 4. The total amount paid by "Weld" to "Contractor" under this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of$20,000.00. 5. "Contractor" assures that as a recipient of General Fund monies, it is fully aware of the restrictions and requirements of the regulations and applicable State and local law provisions. 6. "Contractor" assures that as a recipient of General Fund monies, it will spend the funds in accordance with the same laws and procedures that govern the expenditure of its own funds. 7. "Contractor" assures that it will maintain sufficient records and an accounting system and internal control procedures adequate to permit the tracing of the funds to a level of expenditure which clearly demonstrates that the funds were used in compliance with the regulations of State and local law. FI0062 RESOLUTION - NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAGE 2 8. "Contractor" agrees that it is an independent contractor and that its officers, excluding the Weld County Commissioner Board member, and employees do not become employees of "Weld" nor are they entitled to any employees' benefits as employees of"Weld" as a result of the execution of this agreement. 9. "Contractor" shall indemnify "Weld", its officers and employees against liability for injury or damage caused by any negligent act or omission of any of its employees or volunteers or agents in the performance of this agreement and shall hold "Weld" harmless from any loss occasioned as a result of the performance of this contract by "Contractor". "Contractor" shall provide necessary worker's compensation insurance at "Contractor's" own cost and expense. 10. "Contractor" may not assign or transfer this agreement, any interest therein or claim thereunder without the prior written approval of"Weld". 11. Payment to "Contractor" will be made only upon presentation of proper claim by "Contractor" subject to the approval of"Weld" that services have been performed. 12. "Weld" shall have access to "Contractor's" financial records for purposes of audit. Such records shall be complete and available for audit 90 days after final payment hereunder and shall be retained and available for audit purposes for two years after final payment hereunder. 13. "Weld" may terminate this agreement at any time by giving "Contractor" a ten-day written notice of such sooner termination and may be terminated at any time without notice upon a material breach of the terms of this agreement by "Contractor". 14. No alteration or variation of the terms of this agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto. 15. "Contractor" assures that it will comply with all Federal and State laws including, but not limited to, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex or national origin, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under this agreement. 16. Any equipment acquired from funds covered by this contract shall remain the property of "Weld", but "Contractor" shall have full use of the equipment for so long as "Contractor" continues to function at its current capacity in Weld County, Colorado. 17. "Contractor" certifies that it shall comply with the provisions of Section 8-17.5-101, et seq., C.R.S. "Contractor" shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to "Contractor" that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract. "Contractor" represents, warrants, and agrees that it (a) has verified that F 10062 RESOLUTION - NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAGE 3 it does not employ any illegal aliens, through participation in the Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program administered by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security, and (b) otherwise will comply with the requirements of Section 8-17.5-102(2)(b), C.R.S. "Contractor" shall comply with all reasonable requests made in the course of an investigation under Section 8-17.5-102, C.R.S., by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. If "Contractor" fails to comply with any requirement of this provision or Section 8-17.5-101, et seq., C.R.S., "Weld" may terminate this Contract for breach and Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to "Contractor". Except where exempted by federal law and except as provided in Section 24-76.5- 103(3), C.R.S., if "Contractor" receives federal or state funds under this Contract, "Contractor" must confirm that any individual natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older is lawfully present in the United States pursuant to Section 24-76.5- 103(4), C.R.S., if such individual applies for public benefits provided under this Contract. If "Contractor" operates as a sole proprietor, it hereby swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that it (a) is a citizen of the United States, or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to federal law, (b) shall produce one of the forms of identification required by Section 24-76.5-101, et seq., C.R.S., and (c) shall produce one of the forms of identification required by Section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S., prior to the effective date of this Contract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties above named have executed this agreement on the 14th day of December,dscordiet) A.D.,tt.,� 2015. ,�, ATTEST: G .�Crrso�� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Weld Mnt Clerk to th Bo rd WELD COUNTY, C LORADO ��, BY: Deputy CI k to the Boar rbara Kirkmey , Chair {D C14 Ci4 2015 APPR VED AST F NDING: AP ROVED AS T SUBSTANCE: Controller Elected Official or Department Head APPRO D AS TO FO : County Attorney 1661 , 0 1 '��►` �": TH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH `► BY: E cutive i ctor 020/ 6-90 66) FI0062 Hello