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Child Support Services (CSS) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached Agreement with the Inyo County Department of Child Support Services (Inyo County CSS) where the County of Inyo will compensate the County of El Dorado CSS in the monthly amount of $6,250 for a total amount of $75,000, allowing El Dorado County CSS to provide legal attorney services to Inyo County CSS Services during the term of June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, with an automatic one-year renewal period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, unless either party provides written notice to the other party of non-renewal no later than April 1, 2026; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign amendments to the Agreement that do not alter compensation or the term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: 100% State and Federal Child Support Funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Board of Supervisors on February 25, 2025, with Legistar file 25-0293 authorized the Director of Child Support Services to negotiate an agreement between the County of El Dorado CSS and the County of Inyo CSS, where the County of Inyo will compensate the County of El Dorado for the provision of legal attorney services to the County of Inyo CSS and return to the Board for approval of the agreement. El Dorado CSS participated in a Request for Proposal by Inyo County CSS with a request to provide legal services. The Board of Supervisors also authorized the Director of Child Support Services to provide legal services to the County of Inyo CSS during the negotiation period, to include travel, for a period not to exceed 90 days of Board approval, as long as services do not increase CSS's Net County Cost.
The Director of Child Support Services negotiated the proposed Agreement with the County of Inyo. Under this Agreement, Inyo County CSS would compensate El Dorado County CSS monthly for legal services. Inyo County CSS will pay E...
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