REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 24, 2023
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contracts with Agencies to Provide Early Head Start and Head Start Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 5, effective July 1, 2022, to Contract No. 20-495 with Easter Seals Southern California, Inc., to provide Early Head Start and Head Start Program services, increasing the total contract amount by $107,465, from $15,556,439 to $15,663,904, with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
2. Approve Amendment No. 3, effective July 1, 2022, to Contract No. 20-498 with Ontario-Montclair School District, to provide Early Head Start and Head Start Program services, increasing the total contract amount by $4,545, from $657,975 to $662,520, with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, Director, 383-2005)
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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
The recommended amendments will not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $112,010 is 100% federally funded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department (PSD) 2022-23 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the terms of the recommended amendments, PSD will continue to provide services in part through contract agencies for Early Head Start and Head Start programs. The recommended amendment to the contracts will enable the agencies to provide a 2.28% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for their personnel, and program supplies and services as provided for by ACF.
PSD operates the Early ...
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