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Human Services Department advising the Board of the perpetual nature of twenty-one (21) of its current agreements and recommending continuation of same; and recommending the Purchasing Agent be authorized to encumber funds in the amount of $44,000 to process payments for Fiscal Year 2007/2008 associated with said perpetual agreements
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Funding sources are Federal, State, County realignment ($34,000), and County General Fund ($1,500).
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $44,000.00
Funding
Budgeted $44,000.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $44,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change. The three perpetual agreements that require annual payment are funded by the Social Services Allocation with required County match dollars or by the General Fund for Public Guardian. Funds for each agreement have been included in the FY 2007/08 DHS budget, and the 2007/08 encumbrance for payment of the Public Guardian software maintenance agreement was approved by the Board on July 17, 2007.
Background: DHS currently administers 21 perpetual operational agreements and agreements for services, which are maintained to facilitate provision of department services, of which 16 are non-financial in nature. Three agreements for services require payments, one of which was brought to Board attention earlier this fiscal year. Two agreements generate minimal revenues for reimbursement of DHS program administration activities.
All 21 agreements automatically renew from year-to-year. A detailed list of the perpetual agreements maintained by DHS is attached. These perpetual agreements relate to a diverse variety of services, including software maintenance agreements, memorandums of understanding that set forth the roles and responsibilities of participating County departments as it applie...
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