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Committee approves late-filed DHS amendment by roll call to avoid gap in vocational rehabilitation case management services
Summary
A late-filed Department of Human Services amendment to its contract with Alliance Enterprises to extend services and increase liability was approved by roll-call two-thirds vote to prevent a service interruption; the transcript records the roll call as affirmative.
The Fiscal Review Committee approved a late-filed amendment from the Department of Human Services to extend and increase the maximum liability on a contract with Alliance Enterprises, which provides a web-based case management system used for vocational rehabilitation clients.
DHS Commissioner Clarence H. Carter and department counsel told the committee the amendment would extend the current contract by six months while the department and the central procurement office finalize negotiations on a multiyear contract the department plans to bring back to the committee in August. The amendment raises the contract maximum liability from $979,320 to $1,441,899, according to the department’s presentation.
Because the submission was filed late, committee rules required a two-thirds roll-call vote. The clerk called the roll; the transcript records the vote as “motion is approved unanimously” in the proceeding and lists multiple members answering “Aye.”
Ending: DHS said the extension will ensure no gap in software or support services while negotiations continue; the department expects to present a multiyear contract in a future meeting.
