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Human Services Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign nonfinancial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 284-M0910 with the California Department of Child Support Services (CDCSS), for a term of three years to delineate the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and CDCSS as they apply to DHS on-line access to the California Child Support Automation System.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: 85% Federal/State Social Services Allocation with a 15% County match.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change. Costs associated with this MOU relate to software maintenance and support and are not budgeted separately but as part of the ongoing costs of Income Maintenance program administration. Required County match for this program is met primarily with non-General Fund resources.
Reason for Recommendation: The County’s Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) transitioned from the California Automated Support Enforcement System (CASES) to the State’s California Child Support Automation System (CCSAS) in 2007. Specific Department of Human Services (DHS) Income Maintenance staff were granted access rights to the CASES payment system to reconcile child support payments and amounts to enable them to appropriately adjust aid calculations for DHS clients. The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) requires that the County execute nonfinancial MOU #284-M0910 to enable DHS to continue to obtain child support payment details on-line via the new CCSAS system. County Counsel and Risk Management have approved MOU #284-M0910. Copies of the Blue Route and MOU are attached and on file with the Board Clerk.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1) Chairman ...
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