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Board debates sole‑source pilots for employment programs; staff defends temporary approach
Summary
County staff sought short-term sole‑source contracts for two wage‑subsidy pilots to place disadvantaged residents into jobs; supervisors pressed staff on procurement policy and one member abstained on the consent vote for those items.
County staff presented two sole‑source pilot contracts intended to place reentry, CalWORKs and other disadvantaged populations into paid jobs while a new procurement approach is developed.
A county official explained the pilots — a smaller pilot with Roots Medical Center (item 6) and a larger one with Inner City Advisors (item 10) — are designed to test partnerships with employers and client populations while the county finalizes a more…
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