DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County for Job Creation and Employment Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-25-500 with Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County, for Job Creation and Employment Services, effective October 1, 2025, with no change to the term of October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, and increasing the maximum by $5,656,627 to a total of $10,718,147.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will increase the maximum compensation under the Agreement with the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) serving Fresno County, allowing EDC, in collaboration with the Department, to continue providing job-matching services through Ready2Hire to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants through the Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) program. EDC will also coordinate training courses aligned with anticipated industry employment needs and support efforts to attract businesses to expand or relocate within Fresno County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, employment opportunities for CalWORKs WTW participants may decrease, which would hinder the Department's efforts to establish clear expectations and partnerships with qualified employers interested in participating in the ESE program, and limit the Department's ability to fully leverage newly allocated funds released by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to benefit the Fresno County community. The Department's ability to identify and coordinate new employment training opportunities would be limited on...
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