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Board renews senior nutrition and supportive-services contracts amid disputes and calls for competition
Summary
After debate over prior contract disputes and limited bidder response to RFPs, the board approved renewals for AgeWell Senior Services and Meals on Wheels contracts for meals and transportation, with several supervisors recording no votes or abstentions and staff recommending continuation to avoid service gaps.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved a package of contract renewals for senior nutrition, transportation and related older-adult supportive services, including renewals with AgeWell Senior Services and Meals on Wheels Orange County, after extended debate about past contractual disputes and limited responses to recent procurements.
Supervisor Wagner expressed strong opposition to renewing contracts with AgeWell and related providers, citing a past contractual dispute that he said resulted in county recoveries and damaged public trust. "We've had deals with these folks before. They have not gone well for the…
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