To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval to accept a Third Amendment to the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency Fiscal and Personnel Agreement for Fiscal Year 2024, in an amount not to exceed $12,123.967.00; the term of this amendment is from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency (OLHSA) Fiscal and Personnel Agreement Amendment-3 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 between Genesee County and OLHSA in an amount not to exceed $12,123,967.00, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the third amendment to the Fiscal and Personnel Agreement between Genesee County and OLHSA. The amendment is for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program for $507,079.00, bringing the total of the agreement to an amount not to exceed $12,123,967.00. This amendment is to run from October 01, 2024, through September 30, 2025. All other terms and conditions are to remain the same as those detailed in the 2021-2022 agreement approved via RES-2021-752 and modified by Amendment-1 (RES-2024-679) and Amendment-2 (RES-2024-1195).
DISCUSSION:
This amendment is necessary for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program, a four-year-old at-risk program that GCCARD has been operating for the past 32 years. The amendment will run from October 01, 2024, through September 30, 2025, will increase the agreement by $507,079.00 and will bring the new total of the FY24 OLHSA Fiscal and Personnel Agreement to $12,123,967.00.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources as all Head Start/Early Head Start staff are contracted through OLHSA.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This amendment details the issuance of an additional $22,079.00 to OLHSA for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program for the 2024-25 school year, to be paid from fund number 2727-698.01-801.050 for a new total not to exceed $507,079.00. No General Fund appropriation is required for this request. A budget amendment is attached to add an additional $22,079.00 to align with this amendment.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on Facilities and Operations.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on Information Technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priority of Community Growth and Long-Term Financial Stability as this collaboration with OLHSA and the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for Head Start staff will feed economic stability and opportunity in Genesee County. The retention of skilled Head Start teachers and caretakers ensures the availability of Head Start and Early Head Start programming in Genesee County and aligns with Genesee County’s priority of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities.
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 2024-2025 Fiscal and Personnel Agreement between Genesee County and the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, said amendment being necessary to include funds from the Department of Education (Great Start Readiness Program) to cover the 2024-2025 school year costs of salaries and fringe benefits for Head Start staff from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, increasing the agreement in the amount of $507,097.00 for a new total not to exceed $12,123,967.00 to be paid from fund number 2727-697.01-801.050, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 13, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the amendment on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.