To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
title
RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency Fiscal, in the amount of $12,242,660.00; to provide for the 2026 Personnel Agreement to operate Genesee County's Head Start Program; the cost of this agreement is fully grant funded and will be paid from account 2727-698.01-801.050
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) request authorization from this committee to approve the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) Fiscal and Personnel Agreement Amendment #2 for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) between Genesee County and OLHSA in an amount not to exceed $12,242,660.00, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This is the second amendment to the Fiscal and Personnel Agreement between Genesee County and OLHSA. This amendment is necessary to account for funds awarded by the Michigan Department of Education allocated to salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program for the 2025-2026 school year in the amount of $599,455.00, bringing the total of the agreement to an amount not to exceed $12,242,660.00. This amendment is to run from October 01, 2025, through September 30, 2026. All other terms and conditions are to remain the same as those detailed in the 2021-2028 agreement (RES-2021-752) and modified by Amendment #1 (RES-2025-1818).
DISCUSSION:
This amendment will allow for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources as Head Start/Early Head Start staff are contracted through OLHSA.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This amendment details the addition of $599,455.00 to fund number 2727-698.01-801.050 allocated for the continuation of salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program. No General Fund appropriation is required for this request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on 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 ensure 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 Fiscal and Personnel Agreement between Genesee County and the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency, said amendment being necessary to account for funds awarded by the Michigan Department of Education, to cover the cost of salaries and fringe benefits for Head Start staff assigned to the Great Start Readiness Program from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, in the amount of $599,455.00 to be paid from account number 2727-698.01-801.050, for a new agreement total not to exceed $12,242,660.00, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the December 3, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract on behalf of Genesee County.