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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING MENTAL HEALTH BLOCK GRANT <br />WORKFORCE INITIATIVE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,250 FROM <br />THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND <br />DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN <br />THE FY 2023 BHS FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HIRING, <br />RETENTION INCENTIVES, AND TRAINING FOR BHS STAFF. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That it hereby accepts Mental Health Block Grant Workforce Initiative <br />funding in the amount of $21,250 from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and <br />Developmental Services and appropriates said amount in the FY 2023 Behavioral <br />Healthcare Service Fund. <br />2. That the funds shall be used by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare <br />Services for eligible uses, including staff retention, hiring incentives, and staff <br />professional development. <br />3. That no local match is required as a condition of receiving the funds <br />except as may be provided in the Community Services Performance Contract with the <br />Commonwealth approved by City Council Resolution R -21 -22 adopted on August 10, <br />2021. Any required local match has previously been appropriated as part of the FY 2023 <br />Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund Budget. <br />4. That estimated revenues and expenditures in the FY 2023 Behavioral <br />Healthcare Service Fund Budget are increased by $21,250. <br />5. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on July 26, 2022. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />