To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler Brown, Sheriff
Prepared By:
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Scott Luedtke, Detention Services Bureau Chief
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Subject:
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Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively (RISE) Agreement
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this Board Summary Report is to request that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement between Arapahoe County and RecSol Recovery Solutions. LLC (Recovery Solutions) to continue the Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively (RISE) program.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Safe and Healthy Communities - Advance public safety by strengthening partnerships across law enforcement, emergency response, and community stakeholders.
Background and Discussion: The Sheriff’s Office has been hosting the RISE program since late 2013, when the County first entered into an agreement with GeoCare. This first iteration of the program called for a maximum of 22 beds. At that time, the per bed, per day cost was set at $88.86. The program was staffed by seven deputy sheriffs providing dedicated supervision during programming, with night and weekend supervision covered by general jail staff. In 2015, the daily rate increased to $91.08 and the program was expanded to a total of 52 beds.
Since then, the program has expanded to 78 beds staffed by 2 sergeants and 22 deputy sheriffs and the daily rate increased to $142.64 per bed, per day. GeoCare has undergone several name changes and now RISE is officially managed by RecSol Recovery Solutions, LLC (f/k/a Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC). Due to increasing costs of providing inmate meals, supplies, and security for the RISE program, the Sheriff’s Office and Recovery Solutions have negotiated a per patient, per day, rate increase to $160.60 for the Agreement term.
Alternatives: The alternative is to not continue hosting the RISE program at the Detention Facility.
Fiscal Impact: The current daily rate of $142.64 for a minimum of 78 patients results in $4,060,961 in annual revenue, not enough to cover the estimate program cost of $4,495,152. The proposed rate of $160.60 for a minimum of 78 patients results in $4,572,282 annual revenue, covering costs by an estimated $77,129. A cost breakdown is attached.
Alignment with Strategic Implementation Strategies: The attached framework helps Arapahoe County institutionalize values-based, transparent decision-making, documenting how we make decisions and carry out actions to achieve the County’s strategic plan.
Concurrence: N/A