PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has gone out to bid for chemical dependency mental health services for low-income residents.
The three commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a request for proposals and qualifications from treatment providers that would contract with the county in 2016.
Bids will be opened in a public meeting Dec. 8.
“This is a really general request for proposal for direct services,” county Human Services Planner Jude Anderson told commissioners Monday.
“In fact, we are really looking for something besides the usual funding of in-house agency services, things that are more creative addressing issues that we have for a community level.”
The services will be paid for through the Hargrove fund, a one-tenth-of-1 percent sales tax dedicated to low-income clients with drug addictions, brain disorders or both.
The Hargrove fund was named for its sponsor, state Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, whose 24th District includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
Dungeness River dike
Commissioners Tuesday also approved a call for bids for the design and engineering of the long-planned Dungeness River dike setback project north of Sequim.
Clallam County is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and state agencies to move back the east Army Corps dike on a mile-long stretch of the river south of Anderson Road.
Budget meetings
Meanwhile, the county board this week is conducting a series of budget meetings with each elected official and department heads to review budget requests from individual departments.
Commissioners on Tuesday met with the heads of information technology, health and human services, Washington State University Extension, the prosecuting attorney’s office, William Shore Memorial Pool District, superior court and the county auditor.
On Thursday, the board will meet with public works, the sheriff’s office, treasurer, human resources, District Court 2 and the assessor.
Commissioners on Monday met with noxious weeds, board of equalization, clerk, community development, law library, juvenile and family services, and District Court 1.
The Clallam County charter requires that a final 2016 budget be approved no later than Dec. 8.
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