Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County
Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the substance use testing
and treatment services provided by RJ Counseling, LLC (RJ) requires
specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County
classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section
3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent
concurrence, because the procurement is for services where the continuity
of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other
providers of the goods cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical
knowledge;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Agreement for
Services 7626 with RJ, increasing the contract value by $251,000, for an
amended amount of $350,000, and extending the expiration date an
additional three years, for a revised term of July 23, 2023, through July 31,
2029;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to
Agreement 7626, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk
Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of
the Agreement; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute
programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement
7626.
FUNDING: 28% Federal Funding including Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families, Foster Care (Title IV-E), Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child
Welfare Services Program (Title IV-B Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act),
and 72% County Realignment Funding.
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Remove James Diel as the Acting Director of Local Mental Health
Services effective August 26, 2025; and
2) Appoint Justine Collinsworth to the position of Director of Local Mental
Health Services, effective August 27, 2025.
FUNDING: N/A