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Committee approves forwarding JobsNow grant action and continues emergency contract increase for special meeting
Summary
Human Services Agency asked the subcommittee to expand emergency authority for the JobsNow employer-reimbursement and payroll contract from $10 million to $44 million to carry the program through September amid uncertain federal reauthorization; the committee forwarded the grant acceptance to the full Board and set a special meeting to continue the contract amendment.
The Human Services Agency (HSA) told the subcommittee it needs substantially more contract authority for the JobsNow wage subsidy and payrolling contract than originally requested because program enrollment and employer participation grew faster than projected and federal reauthorization remained uncertain.
Trent Rohrer, director of HSA, said the agency initially sought a $10,000,000 emergency declaration to carry the employer reimbursement and payroll components through May, but rapid program growth and delays in federal reauthorization prompted a revised request to increase emergency contract…
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