To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of amendment #2 to an agreement between Genesee County and OLHSA, in an amount not to exceed $1,781,711.00, to provide for Genesee County's Early Head Start Program; this is a federally funded program
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests approval of the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) Fiscal and Personnel Agreement amendment for 2024-2025 between Genesee County and OLHSA from this committee in the amount of $11,616,888, with recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the second amendment to this agreement. This amendment is due to the addition of the grant consolidation of Early Head Start Expansion into Early Head Start. The amendment adds an additional $1,781,711 to this agreement for the 2024-2025 school year. All other terms are the same as that detailed in the 2021-2022 agreement (Resolution 2021-752).
DISCUSSION:
This amendment is due to the grant consolidation of Early Head Start Expansion funding into Early Head Start (05CH012299) for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Head Start and Early Head Start Grants for the time period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources as staff are contracted through OLHSA.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The amendment details the addition of personnel costs in the amount of $1,781,711 for the 2024-2025 school year for funds 2801-698.06-801.050 and 2801-698.07-801.050 with no Genesee County general fund obligation.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This does not impact Genesee County facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This does not impact Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This conforms to Genesee County priorities of Community Growth and Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities and Long-Term Financial Stability with the provision of salaries and fringe benefits for Head Start staff ensuring the continuation of Head Start and Early Head Start programming in Genesee County.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (“GCCARD”), to authorize amending the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency Fiscal and Personnel Agreement-2 for 2024-2025, said amendment being necessary to include funds from the Department of Human Services to cover the 2024-2025 additional costs of salaries and fringe benefits for Early Head Start, which increases the contract in the amount of $1,781,711 for funds 2801-698.06-801.050 and 2801-698.07-801.050, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the October 16, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract amendment on behalf of Genesee County.