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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Child Support Services to execute a third extension, retroactive to January 1, 2017, for the host agency agreement with Senior Service America, Inc. (SSAI) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), for continuing with the creation of a mutually beneficial partnership to better serve Monterey County residents and Child Support Services (CSS) customers, extending the term to January 31, 2017, at no cost to Monterey County.
b. Accept non-standard county liability and indemnification provisions as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Child Support Services to execute a third extension, retroactive to January 1, 2017, for the host agency agreement with Senior Service America, Inc. (SSAI) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), for continuing with the creation of a mutually beneficial partnership to better serve Monterey County residents and Child Support Services (CSS) customers, extending the term to January 31, 2017, at no cost to Monterey County.
b. Accept non-standard county liability and indemnification provisions as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The SCSEP program, active beginning July 2015 with CSS, is an on-the-job training and employment program designed to help those aged 55 and older update their job skills, build work experience and confidence, and continue to have economic security and well-being. The program is a beneficial situation for CSS because it provides the department, at no cost, with additional staff to complete general office work and strengthen partnerships with non-profit organizations. These participants provide enhanced services and do not take the place of any full-time, permanent Monterey County employee.
The collaboration with SCSEP supports an important core strategy, specifically to leverage resources to be most cost effective. It also supports Monterey County Health and Human Services Strategic Initiative of improving health and quality of life through County supported policies, programs, and services; promoting access to equitable opportunities for healthy choices and healthy environments in collaboration with communities.
Due to the U.S. Department of Labor’s realignment of SCSEP program national grantees, the Monterey County SCSEP program will transition to new management, National Association of the Hispanic Elderly (NAHE) effective February 1, 2017. A request for approval and authorization will be submitted for Board approval when a new host agency agreement is made available to CSS.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Contracts & Purchasing have reviewed and approved the host agency agreement extension as to legal form, fiscal provisions and insurance requirements, respectively.
FINANCING:
Goodwill Central Coast receives funding for SCSEP from Senior Service America, Inc., one of the National SCSEP Grantees. SCSEP is a national employment and training program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, operated under Title V of the Older Americans Act and approval of this action has no impact on the County General Fund.
Prepared by: Shirley Liu, Administrative Secretary, x8714
Approved by: Jo Ellen Holtzworth, Director, x8721
Attachments: original SCSEP Host Agency Agreement_July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015
notice of continuation to September 30, 2016
2nd extension until December 31, 2016
3rd extension until January 31, 2017