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a. Approve and authorize the Acting Director of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment #1 to Agreement No. A-13978 with Alliance on Aging, adding $93,117 which increases the contract total to $532,750, for an unchanged term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 to continue providing outreach, long term care ombudsman, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act services to Monterey County seniors; and
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% ($53,275) of the current amended 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 No. A-13978 with Alliance on Aging, adding $93,117 which increases the contract total to $532,750, for an unchanged term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 to continue providing outreach, long term care ombudsman, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act services to Monterey County seniors; and
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% ($53,275) of the current amended contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Alliance on Aging is the largest non-profit organization dedicated to serving older adults in Monterey County and has partnered with the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Department of Social Services (DSS) for over 30 years. Specific services are outlined in a contract agreement each year that is funded by the Federal Older Americans Act (OAA) and monitored by AAA staff. More than 7,000 individua...
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