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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-08-22 16-330 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 16-330 Date: August 22, 2016 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to accept funding in the amount of $4,000 from EMHS/Acadia Hospital to provide Project Coordination services. Responsible Department: Public Health and Community Services Commentary: This order will authorize the City Manager to accept funds from EMHS/Acadia Hospital in the amount of $4,000 to provide coordination, reporting and documentation of results for the Primary Care Suboxone Training Projectfor the term September 1, 2016 to May 30, 2017. Acadia Hospital is partnering with the Community Health Leadership Board (CHLB) to pilot a model for Suboxone medication assisted treatment within primary medical care offices that can be expanded to rural areas to relieve overburdened treatment sites in Bangor. Bangor Public Health and Community Services, as a member of the CHLB, will assist with recording aggregate results to identify elements of success to develop workflows that can be replicated in other primary care offices in the Bangor region and in more rural settings. Bangor Public Health and Community Services will also help with documentation of results and reporting to the funder. The funds for this project were granted to EMHS/Acadia Hospital from the Maine Community Foundation/ Penobscot Valley Health Association Fund. This was reviewed and recommended for approval at the August 15, 2016 Government Operations Committee meeting. Department Head Manager's Comments: City Manager Associated Information: Order Budget Approval: T Finance Director Legal Approval: ity So citor Introduced for x Passage - Consent First Reading Page _ of Referral Assigned to Councilor Sprague CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the City Manager to accept and funding in the amount of $4,000 from EMHS/Acadia Hospital to provide Project Coordination services. 16-330 AUGUST 22, 2016 BE IT ORDERED THAT: The City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate funding in the amount of $4,000 from EMHS/Acadia Hospital to provide Project Coordination services. IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 22, 2016 CO 16-330 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED CITY CLERK