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Consent-Health & Human Services # 31.

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Meeting Date:	09/12/2017
Brief Title: Yolo County Children's Alliance Subsidized Employment Amendment
From:	Karen Larsen, Director, Health and Human Services Agency
Staff Contact:	Nolan Sullivan, Branch Director, Health and Human Services Agency, x2945
Supervisorial District Impact:

Subject

Approve second amendment to Agreement No. SE 16-14 with Yolo County Children's Alliance increasing the maximum compensation to $28,600 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 to accommodate additional placements and/or a longer placement period for Subsidized Employment Training for CalWORKs clients. (No general fund impact) (Larsen)

Recommended Action

Strategic Plan Goal(s)

Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities

Reason for Recommended Action/Background

Subsidized Employment is a critical component of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program, in particular for assisting in meeting the Welfare-to-Work (WTW) program requirements. Non-profit, private and public agencies contract with Yolo County to provide subsidized employment opportunities to our CalWORKs clients. These agencies act as the employer to provide work experience and training to our clients. Upon presentation of a properly documented claim, Yolo County reimburses the agency 100 percent of the wages and up to 10 percent administrative costs associated with the placements.

Under the Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) Program created under AB 74, eligible CalWORKs clients are placed for a maximum of six months, unless the County determines the client meets the requirements for an extension. Extensions may be granted no more than twice, in three month increments. Extensions may be granted if the additional time will increase the likelihood of either the client obtaining unsubsidized employment with the agency, or the client obtaining specific skills and experiences relevant for unsubsidized employment in a particular field. Placements are not to exceed a maximum of 12 months.

The purpose of the second amendment to the agreement with the Yolo County Children's Alliance is to cover the costs associated with extended job placement.

Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies)

County Counsel approved this Amendment as to form.

Competitive Bid Process

This is not a competitive bid process . A press release is used to solicit interested parties and Yolo County Children's Alliance responded to the press release. The press release is included as Attachment B.

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)
Fiscal impact (see budgetary detail below)
Total cost of recommended action:		$ 28,600
Amount budgeted for expenditure:		$ 28,600
Additional expenditure authority needed:		$ 0
One-time commitment	Yes

Source of Funds for this Expenditure

$28,600

Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue)

Further explanation as needed:

Yolo County has multiple agreements with this vendor that total over $100,000. This particular agreement is for CalWORKS Subsidized Employment. All funding for this agreement comes from Federal or State funds through CalWORKS.

Attachments
Att. A. Second Amendment
Att. B. Press Release

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
Nolan Sullivan	Nolan Sullivan	09/05/2017 09:24 AM
Financial Services	Tom Haynes	09/06/2017 01:18 PM
County Counsel	Hope Welton	09/06/2017 02:04 PM
Form Started By: ssutton		Started On: 08/25/2017 08:29 AM
Final Approval Date: 09/06/2017