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Supervisors refer $10M JobsNow contract increase and contract questions back to committee
Summary
The board voted to refer back to committee an emergency declaration to modify the human services contract with Acumen (fiscal agent for JobsNow) to add $10 million. Supervisors sought more time to explore whether components of the work could be done in-house and to review procurement/outreach to local vendors.
The Board of Supervisors voted to send back to committee an emergency authorization that would modify and ratify a Human Services Agency contract with Acumen to provide wage-subsidy reimbursements and payroll services for JobsNow participants, adding $10 million (bringing the modified contract to about $20 million total) and extending performance through June 30, 2011.
Why the board sent it back: Supervisors expressed concern that the contract has been held by an out-of-state vendor (Acumen) and asked whether parts of the program — particularly employer reimbursement administration — could be performed in house by city staff or by the Controller’s Office to save costs and expand program capacity. Supervisors also wanted the accept-and-expend appropriation to…
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