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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of emergency shelter care services provided by New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc. 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) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services 6372 with New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc., increasing compensation by $74,181 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $150,000, with no change to the rates or term of the Agreement;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 6372, 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 6372.
FUNDING: 28% Federal Funding including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Foster Care (Title IV-E), Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS) Program (Title IV-B Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act), 72% County Realignment Funding
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The County has the duty to provide protection in the form of emergency shelter care for certain children who have been taken into protective custody by HHSA Protective Services and whom County takes or accepts into its charge to ensure their safety and well-being. HHSA’s Child Welfare Services (CWS) program is responsible for the administration and provision of child welfare, which frequently involves the emergency removal of children/youth from an unsafe environment or situation, followed by court ordered foster placement to ensure their ongoing safety. In conformance with California Wel...
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