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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 emergency shelter care services provided by New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc. (NMYFS) 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(2)(f) 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 9335 with NMYFS, in the amount of $150,000 and for the term of June 25, 2025, through June 24, 2028;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9335, 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 9335.
FUNDING: 28% Federal Funding including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Foster Care (Title IV-E), Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (Title IV-B Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act), and 72% County Realignment Funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The County has the duty to provide emergency shelter care for certain children who have been taken into protective custody by HHSA Child Welfare Services (CWS) and whom the County takes or accepts into its charge to ensure their safety and well-being. HHSA’s CWS program is responsible for the administration and provision of child welfare, which frequently invol...
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