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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12122006 - C.70 ------ .-SEaContra - O TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -� ��; FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director .__ Volta i Employment and Human Services Jsr County ! DATE: December 12, 2006 ! I SUBJECT: Contract with Abraham Nievod, PhD, JD for psychological evaluation - �� services. 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 Abraham Nievod, PhD, JD in an amount not to exceed $40.000 to provide psychological evaluations and trial testimony for Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) conservatorships for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008. (Budgeted, CSBG) (All Districts) FISCAL IMPACT: $40,000: No County Cost; 100% State Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Funding BACKGROUND: The Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) intake unit of EHSD's Aging and Adult Services is responsible for investigating referrals for LPS conservatorships and for serving as temporary conservators until court hearing or trials occur that determine the status of the conservatorship. The LPS intake unit requires the services of qualified mental health p fessionals to perform CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES S'GNATURE: i _1LRECO :F.-1ENDATION OF COUNTYADMINISTRA:CR RECOI.9.41ENCATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE --APP RCVE OTHER I I I S'GNATU�RE(S): I ACTION OF BO ,; )2,- APPRCVE AS RECCM(1ENCED_�OTHER I 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 SHO:`.N. Vacant: District IV ATTESTED tl d %L�- i �OHN CULLEN.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF UPERVISORS AND COUNTYADAINISTRATOR Ccntac:Person: Bok Sessler.3-16M CC: EHSD(CONTRACTS UNIT)–MM COUNTYACMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CON'RO'_LER BY: DEPUTY CONTRACTOR I "SUBJECT: Contract with Abraham Nievod, PhD, JD for psychological evaluation services. psychological evaluations as part of the investigation and to provide expert witness testimony at court hearing or trials when the conservatorship might be contested. EHSD needs Abraham Nievod. PhD, JD to provide these evaluation and testimony services. He is both a clinical psychologist and a member of the State Bar. Dr. Nievod's credentials and background match the experience EHSD needs. (#40-250-0) I I i i I i I i I I I I