REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
MARIE GIRULAT, Director, Department of Child Support Services
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with American Eagle Attorney Service, Inc. for Service of Process Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2, effective July 1, 2022, to Contract No. 18-271 with American Eagle Attorney Service, Inc. to provide Service of Process services, increasing the contract amount by $100,000, from $2,400,000 to $2,500,000, and extending the contract period one year, for the total contract period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Marie Girulat, Director, 478-6949)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $100,000 to the contract is funded through 66% ($66,000) United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Financial Participation and 34% ($34,000) State revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Child Support Services' (DCSS) 2021-22 budget and will be included in the 2022-23 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DCSS is required by federal regulation to attempt to establish and enforce child support orders by legal processes and show the Service of Process has been made on the defendant in accordance with State law. Service of Process is the procedure by which a party gives an appropriate notice of legal action to another party to enable that party to respond to the proceeding before the court, etc. In this instance, Service of Process is the personal delivery of State of California, Superior Court notice(s) to all prospective parents of dependent children that a lawsuit has been initiated against them or there is other pending le...
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