DATE: March 19, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Amendment I to New Employment Opportunities Expanded Subsidized Employment Program Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Master Agreement for Expanded Subsidized Employment, reverting the Commercial General Liability Insurance limits back to no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of two million dollars ($2,000,000) effective upon execution, with no change to the term of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $15,000,000.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval will allow a greater number of small businesses to participate in the New Employment Opportunities Expanded Subsidized Employment (NEO ESE) program by changing the insurance requirement from the current two million dollar ($2,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the previous insurance limits. By reverting to the previous limits, it will allow more businesses to offer employment opportunities to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) participants which can lead to greater self-sufficiency. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, a decrease in the number of subsidized employers may result in less CalWORKs participant engagement in the NEO ESE program, thus potentially reducing employment opportunities leading to self-sufficiency.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The agreement ($15,000,000) is 100% funded through the CalWORKs ESE allocation. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues have been included in the Department's Org 5610 FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget and will be included in f...
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