HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11122013 - C.50RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Child Support Services, or designee, to execute a Interagency
Agreement with Merced County Department of Child Support Services, a government agency, to pay the County an
amount not to exceed $110,000, to provide Early Intervention Services for the period of October 1, 2013 through
September 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will result in a total payment to the County, not to exceed $110,000 during
the term of the agreement. No County matching funds required.
BACKGROUND:
The California State Department of Child Support Services has issued a statewide mandate for local child support
agencies to focus on early intervention efforts to prevent payment delinquency and increase collections. The
Department of Child Support Services has a contract with Maximus to provide early intervention services to
accommodate the state wide mandate. The pricing structure of the program is discounted based upon the volume of
cases submitted to be processed. Due to the statewide focus on early intervention efforts, Marin County Department
of Child Support
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/12/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Sarah Bunnell,
313-4433
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 12, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 50
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Linda Dippel, Child Support Services Director
Date:November 12, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement with Merced County Department of Child Support Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Services has requested to submit their cases with Contra Costa County to increase the volume of cases submitted and
thereby reduce the per case cost. This is a collaborative effort to address the State mandate and to accomplish this
task in a cost efficient manner by leveraging the buying power of multiple agencies.
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will allow Merced County Department of Child Support Services to pay
Contra Costa County for early intervention deliquency services that were specifically applied to their Agency's
caseload.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action were not approved, it would eliminate the ability for other county child support agencies from
participating in this program and increase the per case cost to DCSS.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Approval of this Board Order will help the Department of Child Support Services to collect child support payments
and pass these collections on to the home for the benefit of the children associated with cases within this Department.