TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Second Amendment to Agreement No. SS-19-029 with Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral, Doing Business As Communique Interpreting, in the Amount of $17,000 for a New Total of $27,000 for the Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services Countywide for Social Services Clients for the Period of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive second Amendment to Agreement No. SS-19-029 with Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral, doing business as Communique Interpreting, in the amount of $17,000 for a new total of $27,000 for the provision of sign language interpretation services countywide for Social Services clients for the period of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Health and Human Services Agency, Social Services is required per Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and California Department of Social Services Division 21 regulations to provide language interpretation to all clients who receive services through Social Services. Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral dba Communique Interpreting provided American Sign Language (ASL) services to Social Services clients as needed in 2019 under Agreement No. SS-19-029. Since these services are very specific and for a limited population, it was very difficult to predict the extent of services needed. As such, the contract amount for July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 was not suffic...
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