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County releases consultant recommendations to speed payments to safety‑net nonprofits; payment times improve but challenges remain
Summary
A consultant assessment and follow‑up work by county departments recommends centralized grant guidance, master subaward templates and improved communication with community‑based organizations; Human Services and Health Services reported faster payments this fiscal year.
County staff presented a consultant assessment of contracting and procurement across safety‑net departments and outlined a set of recommended changes intended to reduce contracting delays and speed payments to community‑based organizations that deliver county services.
Yvonne Hsu, principal analyst in the County Administrator’s Office, summarized seven consultant recommendations including a starter set of grant-management policies, a master engagement agreement and a funding-agreement template, more strategic contracting across safety‑net departments, and better two‑way communication with nonprofit partners through the Upstream…
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