DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Welfare-to-Work Work Experience and Community Service Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with qualified contractors to provide unpaid supervised Work Experience and Community Services Training placements for Welfare-to-Work participants, effective July 1, 2021, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two automatic one-year extensions, total not to exceed $50,000; and,
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to add and/or delete contractors to the Master Agreement for the Work Experience and Community Service Program.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow the Department of Social Services to contract with qualified contractors to provide California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants with the opportunity to develop marketable job skills through unpaid work site placements. This item is countywide.
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board elects not to approve the recommended actions, the Department would not provide WTW participants with Work Experience and Community Service (WEX) placements. These placements provide an option for the recipients to complete their participation hours, which is a condition of receiving benefits.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The maximum amount of the recommended Master Agreement is $50,000 and will be 100% offset with CalWORKs Single Allocation funds. There are no monetary considerations for employee wages. The funds included in this agreement are for ancillary services only, not to exceed $10,000 per 12-month term, and may be paid to the c...
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