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File #: 8739   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 9/5/2023 Department: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 9/12/2023 Final action: 9/12/2023
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding with the Consolidated Fire Agencies for County Administrative Services
Attachments: 1. ATT-CAO-9-12-23-CONFIRE MOU, 2. Item #19 Executed BAI, 3. 23-1008 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

September 12, 2023

FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Interim Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office

SUBJECT
Title
Memorandum of Understanding with the Consolidated Fire Agencies for County Administrative Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a revenue Memorandum of Understanding with Consolidated Fire Agencies for the provision of administrative services by various County departments, for a retroactive term of September 9, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Luther Snoke, Interim Chief Executive Officer, 387-4811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) details administrative services to be provided to the Consolidated Fire Agencies (CONFIRE) by various County departments, including Human Resources (HR), Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (ATC), Purchasing, and Innovation and Technology Department (ITD). Depending on the services, charges are based on the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan (COWCAP), the Employee Benefits and Services Division (EBSD) recharge rate, fees as allowed through the Board-approved Fee Ordinance, or wages as detailed in applicable labor MOUs. CONFIRE will be billed quarterly or on an as-rendered basis.

In addition, as a term of the MOU, CONFIRE has agreed to make a lump sum payment to the County's Risk Management Department of $351,000 for the County to resolve Workers' Compensation claims associated with employees that work at CONFIRE who suffered an injury on or before June 30, 2023.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 1990, the CONFIRE Joint Powers Auth...

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