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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Disability Benefits Advocacy services by Maximus US Services, Inc. (Maximus) to County clients in the Home Safe (HS), California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program and Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B);
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f), with Purchasing Agent concurrence, that the services are exempt from competitive bidding because “the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge”;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 10254 with Maximus in the amount of $285,000, and for the term of three years from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 10254, 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 10254.
FUNDING: 26% California Department of Social Services (CDSS) HS Program Funding, 42% CDSS HDAP Funding, and 32% Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA’s Social Services Division administers the Self Sufficiency CalWORKs program, the Community Services HDAP and the Adult Protective Services (APS) HS Program. CalWORKs includes two programs, Welfare-to-Work and Housing Support, both des...
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