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Probation Department recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code Section 3.13.030(B) that adult and juvenile sex offender counseling services requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.6.G.6 that Agreement 10412 is exempt from competitive bidding because the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers cannot provide;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 10412 with Fostering Connections, in the amount of $175,000, to commence upon execution, and end three years thereafter; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 10412, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: AB109 (Public Safety Realignment) (85%), Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant (SB 823) (15%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Penal Code 1203.067 states persons placed on formal probation on or after July 1, 2012, shall successfully complete a sex offender management program. The Probation Department (Probation) has been contracting with Fostering Connections (Vendor) since October 18, 2023, for the provision of sex offender counseling to certain clients of Probation. Services provided include individual, group, or family sessions; file review; polygraph exams; court testifying; psychological testing; and administrative functions. Probation desires to continue to contract with Vendor for needed sex offender counseling services and proposes to enter a new contract with Vendor in the amount of $175,000 for a three-year term beginning upon full execution.
County Procurement Policy describes exemptions to the competitive bidding process. Agreement 10412 falls under Section 3.6.G.6 “the procurement is for goods where the con...
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