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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (E) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the Child Abuse Prevention Council activities administered by El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) is with or among any other governmental entities or agencies;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, 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 9572 with EDCOE, in the amount of $430,000, and for the term of 2 years and 10 months, from August 26, 2025, through June 30, 2028;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9572, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement beyond three years; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 9572.
FUNDING: 22% Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention allocation; 15% Promoting Safe and Stable Families allocation; 46% Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment allocation; 17% Children’s Trust Fund allocation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
CAPCs are governed by California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 18982, which mandates that counties establish a CAPC to carry out specific legislated functions, including child abuse prevention and intervention programs. On April 9, 2002, the Board established a CAPC and designated the Council as the CTF Commission, pursuant to WIC 18966. The CAPC acts as an independent organization, functioning within Count...
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