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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board, acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority (IHSS PA):
1) Make findings that the provision of IHSS PA labor relations consultation services provided by Industrial Employers and Distributors Association (IEDA) is necessary to protect against conflict of interest or to ensure independent and unbiased findings where there is a need for an outside perspective in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(F);
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 8491 with IEDA, in the amount of $72,000, and for the term of three years from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 8491, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 8491.
FUNDING: 43% Federal Title XIX, 40% State, 17% General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Each county in California is required to operate an IHSS program to provide in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals as an alternative to out-of-home care, allowing recipients requiring personal care and domestic services to remain safely in their own homes.
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) § 2302.25 and El Dorado County Ordinance Number 4612, the Board acts as the Governing Board of IHSS PA and has designated HHSA to administer this program on behalf of the County. As the Governing Board of IHSS PA, the Board is authorized to carry out the delivery of in-home supportive services in the County and has the power to contract for services pursuant to WIC §§ 12302 and 12303.3.
On June 18, 2002, the Board authorized the establishment of IHSS P...
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