TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: July 29, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
DeNeese Parker
PHONE:
707-463-7761
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Waldi Helma
PHONE:
707-467-5815
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with California Department of Social Services, California-Child and Family Services Review in the Amount of $156,519 per Fiscal Year, for a total contract of $782,595, to Provide Case Review and Quality Assurance in Accordance with 45 C.F.R. 1355.34(c) and California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10601.2(a) for Family and Children's Services, Effective in Fiscal Years 2025/2026 through 2029/2030
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve retroactive Agreement with California Department of Social Services , California-Child and Family Services Review in the amount of $156,519 per fiscal year, for a total contract of $782,595, to provide Case Review and Quality Assurance in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 1355.34(c) and California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10601.2(a) for Family and Children's Services, effective in fiscal years 2025/2026 through 2029/2030; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum amount, and authorize the Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In accordance with 45 C.F.R. 1355.34(c) and California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10601.2(a), local county child welfare agencies are responsible for implementing a qualitative case review process and required to complete a review of randomly sampled cases based on caseload size.
According to All County Letter (ACL) 24-03, counties that complete 20 or fewer case reviews per year have the option to contract with California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for case reviews services and/or quality assurance (QA)...
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