REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Agreement with Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board for Alternate Dispute Resolution Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Agreement with Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board in the amount of $1,080,000 to provide in-person alternate dispute resolution services for cases filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024, with the option to extend the term two additional one-year periods.
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to decrease the number of contracted monthly mediation service days by up to 10% with 30 days' written notice to the Contractor, if revenues funding the contracted services decrease, and if in the best interest of the County.
(Presenter: Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Agreement will be funded by civil filing fees collected by the San Bernardino County Superior Court (Court) pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Programs Act (DRPA) enacted in 1986. The civil filing fee is currently $8 and, under the provisions of DRPA, revenues from the filing fee can only be used for specified alternate dispute resolution (ADR) services for the benefit of the Court.
Funding for contracted ADR services is contingent upon receipt of fund transfers from the State. If that funding is reduced or eliminated, the scope or term of services would be reduced or eliminated with 30 days' w...
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