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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A-12769 with the Regents of the University of California, U.C. Davis Extension, adding $78,210 to add 22 units of training, effective November 1, 2015, increasing the total contract amount to $149,310.
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($7,110) 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 to sign Amendment #1 to Agreement #A-12769 with the Regents of the University of California, U.C. Davis Extension, adding $78,210 to add 22 units of training, effective November 1, 2015, increasing the total contract amount to $149,310.
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement, where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($7,110) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
U.C. Davis Extension provides the Department of Social Services with on-site training across a wide spectrum of human service areas including Medi-Cal and CalFresh, Aging and Adult Services, CalWORKs and CalWORKs Employment Services.
This amendment increases the number of training days from twenty (20) to forty-two (42) to meet program training needs in light of ongoing program regulations in CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, CalFresh, IHSS, Adult and Social Services. Additionally, as staffing in the Department of Social Services has grown, currently 12% of the workforce has been in their position for under two years. Each additional day of training in the contract allows for custom design and delivery of training ...
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