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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Mandatory Child Welfare Drug Testing Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Gina Chenoweth 3-1648

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 19, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with PhamaTech, Incorporated in the amount not to exceed $360,000 for Child Welfare Mandated Drug Testing services for the period of January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$360,000 Budgeted: 30% County, 70% State

BACKGROUND:

Random drug tests are court-ordered services and are ordered a s part of the client service plan. Laboratory results are submitted for inclusion in the Child Welfare Family Maintenance and Reunification cases. Services include insuring the availability of specimen collection sites, screening test specimens, providing "on-demand" sample testing when requested by the county's employment and Human Services Department social workers, and providing monthly statistics to the Department for clients referred for drug testing.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without this service, the Employment and Human Services Department would be unable to comply with court-ordered drug testing.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.