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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 15, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Department of Social Services On-line Wage and Verification Service

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/15/2016

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 313-1717

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 15, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director to enter into a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to allow the use of The Work Number, to verify employment and wage information for the period April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) invited County Welfare Departments (CWDs) to participate in an online employment and wage verification service agreement. CDSS entered into an agreement with Equifax/TALX Corporation aka The Work Number to provide participating counties with online employment and wage verification services. That agreement allows CDSS to provide an online employment and wage verification system based on client social security numbers to all 58 CWDs. The service is at no cost to the CWDs. CWDs must enter a non-financial Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with CDSS for Equifax/TALX provision of the service w/ a copy of the local governing board order or resolution authorizing execution of the MOU.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department, representative of one of the 58 California Welfare Departments would not be able to access the California Department of social Services online employment and wage verification system.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.