DATE: April 22, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kari Gilbert, Director, Department of Child Support Services
Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel
SUBJECT: Agreement for Judicial Process Serving Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Mabry, Inc. dba Dynamic Legal Services for judicial process serving services, effective April 1, 2025, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,650,000.
REPORT
There is no increase to Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS), the Department of Social Services (DSS), Probation, and County Counsel, to enter into a retroactive agreement with Mabry, Inc. dba Dynamic Legal Services for judicial process serving services from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2028. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. The service of legal documents is necessary for one of the core services provided by DCSS. Withouth process serving services, DCSS would be unable to establish and enforce child support orders. The DSS, Probation, and County Counsel also have a minimal need to serve legal documents.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended Agreement is retroactive to April 1, 2025 due to an unintentional delay related to the result of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) along with the subsequent processing of the recommended Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The total cost for the three-year base agreement is $990,000, and the estimated cost for the two optional one-year extensions of the agreement are $660,000 ($330,000 for each year). Total costs relating...
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