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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: John Cullen, Director �► :,<
Social Service Department _ Costa
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DATE: October 31," 1995 °°.T>q�oUK-c� County
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Social Service, or
designee, to RENEW a contract with Calif. Check Cashing
Stores for the storage and distribution of Food Stamps.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Social Service, or
designee, to RENEW a contract with California Check Cashing
Stores for the storage and distribution of Food Stamps
Coupons in Contra Costa County for a one year period
beginning December 1, 1995 for a total of $480, 000.
FISCAL•
The Social Service Department may include the food stamp
distribution costs in its Administrative Expense Claim and
therefore approximately 85% of costs are reimbursed through
federal and state funds.
BACKGROUND:
When the United States Postal Service (USPS) decided to
cease acting as the provider of food stamp redemption
services under a contract with Food and Nutrition Services
(FNS) , the Social Service Department, with Board authority,
entered into a contract with one service provider for County
wide distribution through six demographically dispersed
distribution sites.
The Social Service Department, under authority granted by
the Board of Supervisors on June 22, 1993, advertised and
negotiated with responding parties as prescribed in
California SDSS Manual Sections 23-621. 17, 23-601. 242 , 23-
650. 11, 23-650.21-.24 and 23-650. 151. This one year
extension is in conformity with ManualSec ions 23-621. 17
and 63-601.242 which allow for a one yea ex ension.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT
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��r AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: _NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Contact: Robert Hofmann 3-1593 ATTESTED��(4 ,
SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT)- PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR s
M382 (10/88) BY DEPUTY
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October 31, 1995
Food Stamp Contract
BACKGROUND (cont'd)
There are nearly 24, 000 Food Stamp households in Contra
Costa. Clients are given approximately $3 .7 million worth of
Food Stamp Coupons each month. Under the contract with USPS
we paid $2 . 89 for each Authorization To Participate (ATP)
redeemed by a Post Office. This contract with California
Check, Cashing Stores costs $1. 50 per transaction plus
postage for the average of five (5) direct mail
distributions per month.