To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency Regarding the Provision of Administrative Support Services that are Designed to Assist with the Implementation and Operation of the AmeriCorps Program in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approves, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency regarding the provision administrative support services that are designed to assist with the implementation and operation of the AmeriCorps Program in Humboldt County in an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($755,366.00) for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160-508)
DISCUSSION:
For more than fifteen (15) years, AmeriCorps members have served in local Family Resource Centers to assist with connecting families to community resources in Humboldt County. The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services ("DHHS - Child Welfare Services") contracts with Redwood Community Action Agency, who in turn contracts with Prevent Child Abuse California, a statewid...
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