The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Approval of Increased Funding for Child Behavioral Health Services
Record date · February 25, 2025
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
Broward County approved a $231,300 funding increase for the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition to expand services for eligible children. The board also approved an ethics waiver for an advisory board member associated with the coalition.
This action increases the total contract value for child behavioral health services to $1,162,118 through September 2025, using reallocated grant funds.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, Inc.
The organization will receive an additional $231,300 in funding to provide services.
Eligible children in Broward County
The scope of services available to this group is expanded through the increased funding.
Silvia Quintana
She received a legal waiver allowing her to maintain her advisory board role despite her professional relationship with the funding recipient.
Key Facts
- The maximum funding for Agreement 24-CP-CSA-2199-01 is increased by $231,300.
- The new total contract value is $1,162,118, up from $930,818.
- The funding is sourced from reallocated unused grant funds.
- The agreement period runs from December 1, 2024, through September 29, 2025.
Show all 10 facts
- The funds are designated for providing services to additional eligible children in Broward County.
- The Human Services Director is authorized to execute the contract adjustment.
- The County Administrator is authorized to implement all necessary administrative and budgetary actions.
- An ethics waiver was granted to Silvia Quintana under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes.
- Both motions passed with an 8-0 vote.
- Commissioner Rich abstained from voting on both items.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the additional funding?
Why was an ethics waiver required for Silvia Quintana?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceFull breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Consent Agenda Scrutiny
Commissioner Rich specifically pulled these items from the consent agenda, indicating a higher level of scrutiny for these specific contracts and ethics waivers.
Sources
webapi.legistar.com
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools
