DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: First Amendment to Agreement A-20-212 with Averhealth for Random
Drug Testing Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute first Amendment to Agreement No. 20-212 with Averhealth for Random Drug Testing Services, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025 and increasing the maximum by $988,000 to a total of $3,836,000; and
2. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution, deleting three filled positions from the Probation Org 3430, effective August 9, 2021 as reflected in Appendix C.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will expand services to include the provision of a random drug testing program for individuals involved with the Probation Department and will increase the maximum compensation amount accordingly. As the Probation Department currently provides in-house drug testing services to individuals involved with Probation, approval of the recommended actions will allow Probation to begin outsourcing drug testing services. The resulting change in services will eliminate the need for three filled positions in Probation Org 3430. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the Probation Department would likely be required to continue to provide in-house drug testing services, which creates greater cost and liability to the County than the present cost of outsourcing these services. Additionally, a new Request for Proposal would need to be issued which would result in a lapse of service.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended amendment provides an increase in the agreement maximum compensation of $988,000, to a ...
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