DATE: May 21, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Standard Agreement with California Department of Social Services for Resource Family Approval Family Evaluations
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment A1 to the Standard Agreement (State agreement No. 21-5013) with the California Department of Social Services to add family evaluations for Resource Family Approval applicants, effective July 1, 2022 with no change to the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 and increasing the maximum by $78,100 to a total of $78,100.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to additionally provide family evaluations for the County for Resource Family Approval (RFA) applicants. Under the current agreement, CDSS provides legal consultation and representation for the County at no cost to the County. Given the original agreement has a zero maximum compensation, approval of this amendment will add funding in FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 for the additional service of family evaluation. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your board not approve the recommended action, the Department will be unable to pay for family evaluations completed by CDSS and the Department will have to determine how to process all family evaluations which may result in a larger backlog and families will not receive their services timely.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended amendment was received from CDSS on March 26, 2024, and is retroactive to July 1, 2022. This item is being brought to your Board in accordance with the agenda item processing timelines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum cost for the recommended amendment is $...
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