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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSWWI,
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FROM: John Cullen,Director '
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Employment and Human Services DI Countyent ` ''� � "�`
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DATE: September 29,2005
SUBJECT: Contract with Ms. Gurmeet Singh(#21-061-1) for administrative and program services to the
Employment and Human Services Department,Volunteer Emergency Services Program.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
j&FC'nMMFNDF,D ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,to EXECUTE a
contract with Ms. Gunneet Singh(#21-061-1)in the amount up to $45,000 for administrative and program
services,Volunteer and Emergency Services Program, Central and East County during the period October 26,
2005 through October 25, 2006.
FINANCIAL IMPACI:
$43,700 Administrative Overhead Costs: 20% County; 40% State; 40%Federal.
CHILDREN9S IMPj&CT STA]ERMENI:
This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1)
"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive
Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and
Nurturing"; 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families"by
addressing emergency and crisis needs of children and families as they move toward self-sufficiency.
BACKGROUND:
The Volunteer and Emergency Services Program of the Employment and Human Services Department(EHSD)
fundraise and obtain in-kind donations to provide emergency supplemental resources to stabilize low-income
families and individuals in crisis. Resources such as food, furniture, clothing,toys, and education supplies
assists families to remove barriers to employment,housing, and other basic living needs empowering families to
move to self-sufficiency. Additional program services include summer camperships,holiday food baskets, and
tickets to cultural and sporting events,which support the entire families' quality of life experience. The
program receives a grant from the San Francisco Chronicle's Season of Sharing(SOS) campaign,which
provides housing assistance for families in crisis.
Ms. Gunneet. Singh will provide administrative and program services to the Volunteer and Emergency Services
Program, Central and East county maintaining fiscal management for the Volunteer and Emergency Services
Team in Action(VESTIA), compiling financial reports to include Central, East and West county programs,,
organizing current services, event planning, and community outreach programs, and providing design and
implementation of new programs. /)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
✓AfPROVE OTHE
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BO ON D.6 � ::APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED I\ 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 ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED 0_CrtO A � /E. .)-W
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THLI BOARD 00
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: DON CRUZE 3-1582
EHSD(CONTRACTS UNIT)-EB r
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
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