DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Agreement with The Fresno Center
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 19-450 with The Fresno Center for mental health services related to employment, effective July 1, 2021, extending the term by two years from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, and increasing the maximum by $3,866,678 to a total of $10,163,842.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow The Fresno Center (TFC) to continue to provide California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare to Work (WTW) participants services for overcoming mental health barriers to employment, with no increase in Net County Cost. The amendment will extend the agreement two years, reduce the annual maximum, and revise the number of clients served based on actuals. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Department of Social Services will be out of compliance with the Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 1120, which mandates the provision of mental health services related to employability for WTW participants.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum cost of the agreement ($10,163,842) will be offset using the CalWORKs Mental Health and Substance Abuse Allocation. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues will be included in the Department's Org 5610 FY 2021-22 Recommended Budget and will be included in subsequent budget requests for the duration of the agreement.
The County has a required Maintenance of Effort (MOE) of $4,022,882 for FY 2021-22 for the CalWORKs program. Once the MOE has been met, all expenses over that amount will be 100% funded with State and Federal dollars up to the amount o...
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