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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Family Urgent Response System services provided by contractor 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), El Dorado County Charter, Section 210(b)(6), and/or Government Code Section 31000;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 6704 with Sierra Child and Family Services, Inc., with a not-to-exceed amount of $2,669,976, and for the term upon execution through July 31, 2025; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Assistant Director of Human Services, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6704, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: 100% State General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The State of California (State) established the Family Urgent Response System (FURS) program in 2019 through the enactment of Senate Bill 80 as amended by Assembly Bill 79 (Statutes of 2020). The Budget Act of 2020 enacted by Governor Newsom allocated the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) $26.1 million in State General Funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 for the FURS program to be enacted, with continued allocations planned for future fiscal years. CDSS, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association, allocated funding directly to all California county child welfare jurisdictions for the implementation of a countywide established Mobile Response System and Stabilization Team (MRSST).
The FURS program builds upon the Continuum of Care Reform (statutes of 2015), which reformed child welfare services for foster youth by reducing the use of group homes and in...
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