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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) in partnership with County Probation Department (Probation), is recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of software as a service to streamline and facilitate the foster care home approval process provided by Binti, Inc., (Binti) is 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);
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to Agreement for Services 7191 with Binti to retroactively change the effective date of the perpetual term of the agreement from April 20, 2023, to February 12, 2023, with no change to the not to exceed amount of $60,140.93 for the initial three-year term;
3) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director and Chief Probation Officer to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 7716 for the retroactive term of February 12, 2023, to February 11, 2026, in the amount of $30,070.46;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute further documents relating to Agreement 7191, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount beyond the Purchasing Agent authority;
5) Authorize the HHSA Director to execute further documents relating to MOU 7716, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount; and
6) Authorize the HHSA Director to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 7191 and MOU 7716.
FUNDING: 21% Federal Title IV-E, 46% State General Fund Allocation, and 33% County Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program was expanded through California Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012). This statute requires the California ...
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