DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
Brandi Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
Steven E. White, Director, Department of Public Works and Planning
Melissa Cregan, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer,
Joy Moreno, Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
SUBJECT: Agreement with United Language Group
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Sitting as the Fresno County Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with United Language Group for translation and interpretation services, effective July 1, 2020, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $3,739,845.
Sitting as the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing Board:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with United Language Group for translation and interpretation services, effective July 1, 2020, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $3,739,845.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to continue to deliver mandated access to government services for clients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) by providing translation and interpretation services with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If this item is not approved, the County will be out of compliance with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. et seq.; 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 80.1 et seq.; and 28 CFR Sections 42.101-42.112) and Executive Order 13166, which requires recipients of ...
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