Board approves consent items including JFS amendment for group-home services

Administration reviewed the consent agenda items (items 2–8). Among the items was a $100,000 amendment to a single-source agreement with the Julia Page Center for group-home services to add a specialized service code and anticipated funds to meet a child's specific needs. County staff explained the amendment adds a rate code to the contract to accommodate specialized needs rather than an across-the-board rate increase.

A staff speaker said the money was an anticipated allocation for one child's specialized needs and that the $100,000 does not necessarily mean the full amount will be expended. "It's adding a new service Code to the contract" a staff member explained while describing the amendment. Commissioners then voted to adopt the consent items; the package also included budget adjustments, server purchases and a renewal of the federal lobbying contract (which was discussed separately).