To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the agreement with Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 to serve as the third-party compliance monitor in connection with the Stipulated Supplemental Judgment entered into between the Attorney General of the State of California and Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services (DHHS-CWS) in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00;
2. Authorize the DHHS-CWS Director, or a designee thereof, to exercise the option to extend the Agreement for an additional one-year term from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00;
3. Approve, and authorize the DHHS-CWS Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all amendments to this Agreement after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office;
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route the fully executed Agreement to the DHHS - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160)
DISCUSSION:
On May 28, 2021, the Humboldt County Superior Court approved and entered an Order of Entry of Stipulated Supplemental Judgment as agreed upon between DHHS-CWS and the Attorney General of the State of California. Pursuant to the Judgement, DHHS-CWS is required to obtain the services of a third-party compliance monitor, California Center for Rural Policy ("CCRP"), to review their progress and report to the Attorney General's Office for the duration of the one-year term of the agreement. The choice of monitor was a collaboration with DHHS-CWS and the A...
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