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Human Services Department, Social Services Division, advising the Board of the perpetual Memorandum of Understanding with the Interim Statewide Automated Welfare System Consortium; and recommending the Purchasing Agent be authorized to encumber funds in the estimated amount of $34,000 to pay for El Dorado County's share of the Fiscal Year 2006/2007 system operation and maintenance costs.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Federal and State Social Services Allocation and Local Match.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $34,000
Funding
Budgeted $34,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $34,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change. Funds are budgeted each fiscal year for this mandated expense.
Background: The 1995 State Budget Act facilitated the formation of up to four (4) county consortia to design an automated welfare system in order to achieve a statewide automated welfare system. The purpose of the consortia was to design, develop, operate and maintain a system that would support the business requirements for the administration of certain public assistance programs for the Consortia counties through the provision of State and Federal funding as provided under California Welfare and Institutions Code section 10823, et. seq. The Interim Statewide Automated Welfare System (ISAWS) Consortium was established in December 1998 to oversee the use of the ISAWS system by thirty-five (35) California counties, including El Dorado County.
Reason for Recommendation: On July 15, 2003, El Dorado Countys Board of Supervisors approved and entered into a perpetual MOU with the ISAWS Consortium, which provided a formal structure for the ongoing operation of the Consortium and included provisions requiring each participating county to pay a share of the cost for ongoing operation and maintenance of the ISAWS system. ...
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