DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with the Marjaree Mason Center, Inc., for the provision of Domestic Violence Shelter-Based Services funded through the County's Domestic Violence Special Revenue Fund effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, including a three-year base contract with two optional one-year extensions; and
2. Accept the Marjaree Mason Center Annual Report for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department to disburse funds from the County's Domestic Violence Special Revenue Fund (DVF) for qualified shelter-based domestic violence services in accordance with California Welfare and Institutions Code (W&IC) Section (?)18305, Penal Code (PC) ?1203.097 and ?1463.27(a), and accept the annual report from Marjaree Mason Center, Inc. (MMC) in accordance with W&IC ?18300. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative. If your Board should decide not to approve the first recommended action, the County will be out of compliance with W&IC ?18305, which requires the Board of Supervisors to direct the County Clerk to deposit a portion of each marriage license fee into the County's DVF and disburse it to eligible domestic violence shelters in Fresno County. Should your Board not approve the second recommended action, the County would no longer be in compliance with W&IC ? 13800.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended agreement will be fully funded through the DVF as collected for this purpose. There is no contract maximum. All funds are retained by the Departm...
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