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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 5E-
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FROM: John Cullen, Director
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Social Service Department
County
tY
DATE: February 27, 1997
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT #21-357 WITH MR. BOB CLARK FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE
AUTOMATION PROJECT, PEGASYS PLUS.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Social Service, or
designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #21-
357 with Mr. Bob Clark, in the amount of $198, 050, for the
period of March 15, 1997 through September 30, 1997, for the
development and maintenance of PEGASYS PLUS.
FISCAL•
The funding is all County cost included within the Social
Service Department 96/97 Budget, encumbered for General
Assistance Automation by Board action.
BACKGROUND;
The development of PEGASYS PLUS is part of the General
Assistance Program implementation as authorized by the Board
February 25, 1997 (Item D.9) . It will include modification
to the existing General Assistance Automation System
(PEGASYS) , which constitutes implementation of automated
budgeting and automated appointment scheduling. PEGASYS has
proven remarkably successful in helping to bring the
Department's expenditures in the General Assistance (GA)
Program under control, as well as to comply with court
ordered requirements for tracking recipients.
MR. Clark, as a developer of PEGASYS, has assisted the SSD
in its implementation and the resulting control of GA
expenditures. PEGASYS PLUS will adjust the existing database
and add required conversion programs, additional modules for
increased functionality, and modifications to existing
modules to accommodate the Board's adopted policies. These
changes enable the mitigation of Welfare Re rm impact on
GA.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S:
ACTION OF BOARD 01 aAAJ, 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 ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC- Contact: -Don Cruze, x3-1582 ATTESTED Z 99 7
SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK/OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY AOMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
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