To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, Interim GCCARD Director
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RE: Request authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with GISD in the amount of $564,432
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District for the Great Start Readiness Program to serve 132 preschool children from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 for $564,432.00 for fund 2727.698.01.558 from this committee and recommendation of acceptance by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the four year old at-risk program that Genesee County Head Start has been operating for the past thirty-two years. Genesee Intermediate School District is receiving these funds directly and subcontracting for program operations. GISD will oversee all GSRP programs. This program will operate in the Atherton, Bendle, Clio, Genesee, Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Montrose, Mt. Morris, and Westwood Heights School Districts. While income is still a factor in the selection of preschool participants, the income guidelines are 200% of the published federal government guidelines. These children are in the Head Start classrooms, allowing for more children to be served in Head Start with more school day programming offered throughout the county with blended funding.
DISCUSSION:
Same as above.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources as staff are contracted through OLHSA.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
$564,432.00 for fund 2727.698.01.558, 100% federal funding with no Genesee County general fund obligation (See attached budget upload).
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This does not impact Genesee County facilities as space is leased.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This does not impact Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Funding will assist in creating healthy, livable, and safe communities as well as contributed to community growth by providing anti-poverty programming to residents of Genesee County.
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 Executive Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (“GCCARD”), to authorize entering into a subcontract agreement between Genesee County and the Genesee Intermediate School District (“GISD”), whereby GISD will pay GCCARD up to $564,432.00 for fund 2727 and GCCARD will serve 132 preschool children through the Great Start Readiness Program, for the period commencing October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 8, 2023, meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to record the attached budget amendment.