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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director 8 ,;i;;;,. =z Costa
Employment and Human Services x
DATE: July 8, 2008 County
SUBJECT: Contract with Community Violence Solutions for the operation of the
Children's Interview Center.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or
designee, to execute a contract with Community Violence Solutions, Inc., a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $110,000 for the operation of the Children's
Interview Center for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$110,000: 100% County cost.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports three of the five community outcomes established in the
Children's Report Card: 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive
Adulthood" 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing" and 5) "Communities that
are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families."
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE OMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
�_ APPROVE OTHER
SIGN URE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON �U�+t.ti �-W� APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
% UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1n(]rte ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED D o(lYJ�
JOHN CULLEK CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Valerie Earley,3-1583
CC: EHSD(CONTRACTS UNIT)—MM
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY: `��` S _DEPUTY
CONTRACTOR
SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS FOR THE
OPERATION OF THE CHILDREN'S INTERVIEW CENTER
BACKGROUND:
Community Violence Solutions in collaboration with the Employment and Human
Services Department (EHSD), the District Attorney's Office, the Sheriff's Department,
and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) operates the multidisciplinary Children's
Interview Center (CIC). CIC provides forensic interviews and/or forensic exams to child
victims of sexual abuse. It provides skilled interviewers in a child-friendly setting to
decrease the child's trauma by minimizing the number of interviews, and it has
implemented standardized evidence collection processes that increased the number of
cases prosecuted. (#21-385-10)