County of Monterey - File #: 14-982

• File #: 14-982
• Name: The Work Number
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/28/2014
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 9/9/2014
• Final action: 9/9/2014
• Title: Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign an MOU with the California Department of Social Services and TALX Corporation to allow Monterey County Social Services employees to access the Welfare to Work Pilot Income Verification Program through the State Universal Member Agreement for the period October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/9/2014	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign an MOU with the California Department of Social Services and TALX Corporation to allow Monterey County Social Services employees to access the Welfare to Work Pilot Income Verification Program through the State Universal Member Agreement for the period October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
Report

RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign an MOU with the California Department of Social Services and TALX Corporation to allow Monterey County Social Services employees to access the Welfare to Work Pilot Income Verification Program through the State Universal Member Agreement for the period October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

SUMMARY:
The Welfare to Work Pilot Income Verification Program is a 90 day pilot program sponsored by the California Department of Social Services that has been initiated to determine the viability of entering into a long term agreement between the State, TALX, and counties to provide the Work Number Service - an online employment and income verification system. Under this pilot, the State of California has entered into an agreement (the 'Universal Member Agreement') with the TALX Corporation regarding operation of the Work Number Service. Your Board's authorization to sign the MOU will allow the Monterey County Department of Social Services to participate in the pilot utilizing the State's agreement.

DISCUSSION:
This system will support eligibility workers in assessing customer eligibility for CalFresh and CalWORKs and it will help employment workers in CalWORKs support welfare-to-work services. The Monterey County Department of Social Services is requesting the authority to participate in the pilot program, pursuant to the Agreement MOU designed for that purpose, during the October 1, through ...