HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11241992 - 1.44 . 44 PTO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Perfecto Villarreal, Director
Contra
Social Service Department Costa
October 27, 1992 �: ' �T`�
County
DATE:
SUBJECT: APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE REQUEST FOR BID No. 1033 FOR DELIVERY
SERVICE OF MONTHLY MAIL AND BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS GENERAL
ASSISTANCE CLIENTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Social Service
Director, or- his Designee to let Request For Proposal No. 1033,
and request bid proposals from check cashing stores for services
to deliver 1st of the month cash and food stamp benefits, and
welfare correspondence mail to Homeless General Assistance
clients starting February 1, 1993 and continue until cancelled
in East, Central, and West Contra Costa County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: UNKNOWN, it is anticipated that services will
be provided free of charge, however the department does not know
if the possiblity of the business aspect of cashing warrants
will outweigh the cost of mail delivery. The department may have
to pay a negotiated fee.
BACKGROUND: The Social Service Department is centralizing the
General Assistance Program, removing staff from East and West
County locations and placing them into the Central County
General Assistance Office. The department determined that staff
reductions in conjunction with the centralization would strain
personnel and security resources for the 1st of the month
delivery in existing AFDC and services offices. The department
will be meeting several goals in using contracts for these
services. First, the vendors will provide local regional
delivery. Second, vendors will also have to safeguard county
checks and food stamp benefits. And last, the service should be
at no cost to the county. The department surveyed other counties
and determined that check cashing stores had the necessary
security and procedures to deliver benefits for the homeless at
no charge because of the services provided by the checking
stores. Retail stores with check cashing a side b ness are
to be excluded. Approximately 525 homele clie s are being
served each month.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS/Op THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED
Contact: Bill Weidinger 706-4580
Social Service (Contract Unit) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller
Contractor(s)
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