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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services (DSS), or his designee, to sign County Purchase MT-08-2014 with the California Statewide Automated Welfare Systems (SAWS) Consortium IV (C-IV) under the C-IV Joint Powers Authority MOU executed on April 27, 2010, for $545,073 to expand C-IV Contact Center technology support in Monterey County for the period April 1, 2015 through October 31, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services (DSS), or his designee, to sign County Purchase MT-08-2014 with the California Statewide Automated Welfare Systems (SAWS) Consortium IV (C-IV) under the C-IV Joint Powers Authority MOU executed on April 27, 2010, for $545,073 to expand C-IV Contact Center technology support in Monterey County for the period April 1, 2015 through October 31, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Monterey County entered into an MOU in 2010 with the California SAWS Consortium IV(C-IV) for migration to the C-IV technology for Community Benefits. C-IV operates the state and federally mandated automated welfare system and is governed by all 39 member counties, including Monterey, through a Joint Powers Agreement. Section 3.9 of the MOU (separate services) allows counties to request services from the Consortium. On December 11, 2012, the Board of Supervisors authorized an agreement with C-IV...
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