POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA Meeting of the Cook County Board ...

ITEM #85
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POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA
Meeting of August 9, 2001
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Treatment Alternatives for
Safer Communities (TASC), Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for the clinical assessment and urinalysis of juvenile
offenders. TASC will provide initial drug assessment and urine analysis for juveniles referred in Project
Reclaim by Juvenile Probation. The TASC assessment will establish the diagnostic impression, level of
care, sources of payment, initial case management needs and summary information for court proceedings.
Reason: TASC has many years experience in the area of drug treatment. TASC functions as the DHS-
OASA designated agent and the critical link between the courts and the DHS supported
treatment system. TASC possesses both the knowledge of the program and the experience to
successfully accomplish the goals of Project Reclaim.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant funded amount: $114,950.00. Contract period: April 1, 2001
through September 30, 2001. (833-260 Account). Requisition No. 18330215.
ITEM #86
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DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Encounter Medical Group,
P.C., Oak Park, Illinois, which is the clinical provider for juveniles placed in Project Reclaim. Encounter
Medical Group, P.C. will evaluate the appropriateness of the medical plan and refer all Project Reclaim
juveniles in need of a medical treatment plan to Youth Outreach Services for recommended treatment.
All other Project Reclaim juveniles who are not in need of a medical treatment plan will be directly
referred to Youth Outreach Services for Balanced and Restorative Justice services.
Reason: Encounter Medical Group, P.C. is a multi-specialty physician group organized to provide
competent medical services to private non-profit behavioral health care concerns which might
not otherwise be able to attract and retain physicians with experience and qualifications in the
areas of drug abuse treatment and mental health services. Encounter Medical Group, P.C. has
provided services to the Cook County Juvenile Drug Court Program since its inception in
1997.
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant funded amount: $27,000.00. Contract period: April 1, 2001
through September 30, 2001. (833-260 Account). Requisition No. 18330217.
ITEM #87
APPROVED AS AMENDED
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DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Youth Outreach Services,
Chicago, Illinois, for the treatment of juveniles working in the Balanced and Restorative Justice Program
(BARJ). Youth Outreach Services will provide a comprehensive collaborative strategy based on the
principle of BARJ to provide each juvenile with a service plan identifying specific skills and knowledge
that the youth needs to develop and where the services will be obtained. Services will include counseling,
job training, academic tutoring, life-skill development, recreation and job readiness/training.