DATE: January 8, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with Reading and Beyond
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Agreement No. 15-156 with Reading and Beyond for increased salaries, operating, and administrative costs for the Supervised Child Care Services, effective upon execution with no change in term to June 30, 2020 and increasing the maximum compensation by $55,050 to a total of $720,740.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will increase the maximum compensation to cover unanticipated minimum wage increases required by Senate Bill 3 (Leno) (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2016), operating and administrative costs. Reading and Beyond provides direct child care services at the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) Supervised Children's Room housed at the Heritage Center and at the West Fresno Regional Center for the children of individuals receiving behavioral health and health care services. The increase will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Community Service and Supports (MHSA-CSS) funds, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Non-approval of the recommended action will result in fewer individuals in need of behavioral health and health care services attending appointments due to lack of child care services, as without the compensation increase, Reading and Beyond will be unable to continue to operate once the minimum wage increase goes into effect.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended amendment will increase the maximum compensation by 8% or $55,050, from $665,690 to $720,740, to cover the increase in salaries ($47,512), operating expenses ($2,237) and administrative costs ($5,301). The increase is offset with MHSA-...
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