DATE: January 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Master Agreement with Public Entities for the Work Experience and Community Service Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement for Work Experience and Community Service, effective upon execution through September 30, 2019, not to exceed three consecutive years, which includes an eight-month base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $30,000.
2. Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to add contractors to, or delete contractors from, the Master Agreement for the Work Experience and Community Service Program.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Social Services to contract with qualified public contractors for eligible work sites to provide California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work participants the opportunity to develop marketable job skills with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could elect not to approve the recommended actions, which would result in a lack of Work Experience and Community Service (WEX) Program placements for CalWORKs participants.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The maximum amount of the recommended Master Agreement for the period of execution through September 30, 2019 ($30,000) will be 100% offset with CalWORKs Single Allocation funds. The funds included in the recommended Agreement are for ancillary services, not to exceed $10,000 per 12-month term, and may be made to the contractor to cover costs for work-related items that support client participation. There are no monetary considerations for employee wages. Sufficient appropriations have been included in the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services, Org...
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