RESOLUTION NO. _____________

IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC., FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CONTRACTED PROVIDER COMPONENTS OF IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, DECREASING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SERVICE HOURS FROM 182,000 TO 172,500 AND THE FIXED RATE FROM $19.54 TO $19.02 IN FY 2008-09 AND FY 2009-10, AND ADDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMPONENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR FY 2008-09 AND FY 2009-10 WITH NO CHANGE TO THE THREE-YEAR TERM OF JULY 1, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010 OR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,668,840

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, on June 26, 2007, the Board adopted Resolution 68839 approving an Agreement with Addus HealthCare, Inc., (Addus) in the amount of $10,668,840 for the provision of IHSS assistance to individuals who are unable to remain safely in their own homes without this assistance and who are unable to hire, supervise, or fire their own providers due to the type and severity of their disabilities; and

WHEREAS, on September 25, 2007, the Board adopted Resolution 69040 approving the IHSS Independent Providers $1.00 per hour wage increase, bringing their rate of pay to $11.50 per hour effective October 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Addus has agreed to increase its wage from $10.50 per hour to $11.50 per hour for its providers at a rate of $19.02 from the County, which is equivalent to the state-approved Maximum Allowable Contracted Rate and provide an Administrative Services component, effective July 1, 2008; and

WHEREAS, both parties wish to amend the Agreement by reducing the maximum rate, decreasing the number of annual service hours, and adding an Administrative Services component for FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 with no change to the three-year term of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010 or the total amount of $10,668,840; and

WHEREAS, the Board has examined the First Amendment to the Agreement and has approved it as to both form and content:

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Governing Board be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said First Amendment to the Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of the Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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