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Acting as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority:
Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board:
1) Award RFP 11-918-060 for the provision of consultation and advice on employer-employee relations to the El Dorado County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority (IHSS PA) on an as-needed basis to Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai, LLP of San Francisco, California; and
(2) Authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for same for a three year term with a not to exceed amount of $50,000.00 upon County Counsel and Risk Management review and approval.
FUNDING: 82.5% In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Funds with 17.5% required County match met with Social Services realignment funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost 3 year term: $50,000.00
Funding
Budgeted $50,000.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $50,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $0
FISCAL IMPACT/CHANGE TO NET COUNTY COST: No change in net County cost.
BACKGROUND:
Each County in California is required to operate an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program to provide personal care and domestic services to aged, blind or disabled individuals in their own homes. The purpose of the program is to allow individuals who are recipients of these services to live safely at home rather than in costly and less desirable out-of-home placement facilities. The individual recipient of services is not only the consumer of the services, but is also the actual employer of each individual provider, holding all powers and responsibilities of employers with the exception of determining the total number of hours that may be worked each week and the salary and benefit levels.
Historically, the individual providers were paid minimum wage and had no benefits. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 1...
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