DATE: November 17, 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
James A. Kus, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
Melissa Cregan, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
Alimat Adebiyi, Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public
Authority
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Sitting as the Fresno County Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 26-203 with Interpreters Unlimited, Inc. to revise Exhibit B to add British Sign Language interpreting services, effective December 1, 2026, with no change to the term of May 12, 2026 through June 30, 2031, or maximum compensation of $5,248,500.
Sitting as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 26-203 with Interpreters Unlimited, Inc. to revise Exhibit B to add British Sign Language interpreting services, effective December 1, 2026, with no change to the term of May 12, 2026 through June 30, 2031, or maximum compensation of $5,248,500.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended action will allow the participating departments to support persons served requiring British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting services. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the departments would be unable to provide BSL interpreting services to persons served in need of this service. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 protects individuals from discrimination based on their disability and provide...
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