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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the web-based automated time study services and associated trainings provided by Fiscal Experts, Inc. requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) and 3.4.3 exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, because the procurement is for goods where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the goods cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge and competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the County;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 9351 with Fiscal Experts, Inc. in the amount of $263,000 for the term of five years from May 9, 2025, through June 30, 2030;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9351, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 9351.
FUNDING: 40% Federal funding, 35% State funding, 25% County Realignment funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA Social Services Division administers a variety of entitlement programs and services that are funded by a mix of federal, state, and County revenue. To access administrative financing for these services, counties are required by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to complete an administrative expense claim on a quarterly basis. An essential component of this claim is the submission of time study information ...
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