Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board: 1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the substance use testing and treatment services provided by RJ Counseling, LLC (RJ) requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work; 2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, because the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the goods cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge; 3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services 7626 with RJ, increasing the contract value by $251,000, for an amended amount of $350,000, and extending the expiration date an additional three years, for a revised term of July 23, 2023, through July 31, 2029; 4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 7626, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and 5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 7626. FUNDING: 28% Federal Funding including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Foster Care (Title IV-E), Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (Title IV-B Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act), and 72% County Realignment Funding.

Agenda Item Approved Introduced April 7, 2025

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