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C. 52

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Linda Dippel, Child Support Services Director
Date:	March 3, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve and Authorize Contract Amendment with Calserve, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/03/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sarah Bunnell, 925-313-4433

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: March 3, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Child Support Services, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Calserve, Inc., to increase the total payment limit by $4,000 to a new payment limit of $103,000, to provide legal process services with no change in the term of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The payment for legal process services will be fully funded by allocations from the Federal Government at 66% and State of California at 34%. There is no cost to the County.

BACKGROUND:

Federal law mandates that the Department of Child Support Services attempt to serve non-custodial parents within 60 days of filing a Summons and Complaint. Calserve, Inc. provides the legal process services which allow Department of Child Support Services to meet the federal requirement.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The final Calserve invoice was received after the contract expiration date. This adjustment will provide full funding for the existing contract obligations.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action were not approved, DCSS would not be able to adhere to the federal mandate regarding service of process.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Legal process service is an integral part of the process in collecting support for Contra Costa County's children.