DATE: June 30, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
Joe Prado, Director, Department of Public Health
Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
Steven E. White, Director, Department of Public Works and Planning
Antoinette Taillac, Director of Public Defender
Alimat Adebiyi, Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public
Authority
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Verbal Interpreting and Written Translation
Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Sitting as the Fresno County Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with independent interpreters for interpreting and translation services to Limited English Proficient persons served by the Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works and Planning, Probation, Public Defender, and the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, effective July 1, 2026, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one year extensions, total not to exceed $2,550,000.
Sitting as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with independent interpreters for interpreting and translation services to Limited English Proficient persons served by the Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works and Planning, Probation, Public Defender, and the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, effective July 1, 2026, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one year extensions, total not to exceed $2,550,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow the...
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