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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180476.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 FOR TALX INCOME VERIFICATION SERVICES AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Contract Amendment #1 for Talx Income Verification Services between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Department of Human Services, commencing March 1, 2018, and ending February 28, 2019, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said contract amendment, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Contract Amendment #1 for Talx Income Verification Services between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Department of Human Services, be and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said contract amendment. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 14th day of February, A.D., 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dat444) Weld County Clerk to the Board t� BY: Deputy Clerk to APPRO ED ounty Attorney Date of signature: 3-13'i$ Steve Moreno, Chair Mike Freeman "rbara Kirkmeyer, "ro-Tem Sean P. Conway C-41-1/ Julie A. Cozad Cam: I -1z D O3 -x,7-18 2018-0476 HR0089 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM DATE: February 9, 2018 TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services RE: Weld County Department of Human Services' Amendment to IGA with Colorado Department of Human Services Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the Board's agenda. Request Board Approval to Amend Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Human Services, (CDHS). This amendment will allow CDHS to sign a statewide agreement on behalf of the county with Talx Corporation, a provider of Equifax Verification Services (EVS) for the Work Number. The Colorado Department of Human Services fully executed an agreement with Talx Corporation in October 2016, (Tyler number 2016-2611) to offer statewide access to the Work Number, the largest proprietary database of up-to-date employment and income data. The Work Number is used by Assistance Payments, Child Support, Family Resources and Employment Services to verify income resulting in more efficient eligibility determination, fraud prevention and work activity participation. The counties and CDHS have negotiated an amendment to the original agreement, effective March 1, 2018, through February 28, 2019. The amendment establishes a minimum amount each county would have to pay, in the event the statewide minimum is not met. The total amount counties, are liable for is $1,317,750.00, of which Weld County's portion is $143,470.03. The amendment would replace Exhibit A of the original agreement with Exhibit A-1. I do not recommend a Work Session. I recommend approval of this Amendment. Sean P. Conway Julie A. Cozad Mike Freeman Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro -Tern Steve Moreno, Chair Approve Schedule Recommendation Work Session Other/Comments: 2018-0476 Pass -Around Memorandum; February 9, 2018 — CMS ID 1676 Page 1 �—Icy-Ig CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 SIGNATURE AND COVER PAGE State Agency State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Department of Human Services Original Contract Number 17 IHGA 91581 Contractor Weld County Department of Human Services Amendment ontrwt Number Il it toT rz5 315 N. 11"' Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Contract Pe ormance Beginning Date On or about October 19, 2016 Current Contract Expiration Date Either upon termination of the Schedule A as specified in the Work Number Agreement or termination as specified in this Contract. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE EXECUTED THIS AMENDMENT Each person signing this Amendment represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute this Amendment and to bind the Party authorizing his or her signature. CONTRACTOR Weld County Department of Human Services By: card of Weld County Commissioners By: Steve Moreno, Chair Date: FEB 14 2018 STATE OF COLORADO John W. Hickenlooper, Governor Department of Human Services Re 'e Bicha, Executive Director Date: By: Ki ow 1, Director In accordance with §24-30-202 C.R.S., this Amendment is not valid until signed and dated below by the State Controller or an authorized delegate. By: STATE CONTROLLER Robert Jaros, CPA, MBA, JD Clint Wff, Controller Amendment Effective Date: FtLMVVyt �dt Amendment Contract Number: )Page 1 of 3 (t) t. PARTIES This Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Original Contract shown on the Signature and Cover Page for this Amendment (the "Contract") is entered into by and between the Contractor, and the State. 2. TERMINOLOGY Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, all terms used in this Amendment that are defined in the Contract shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the Contract. 3. AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM A. Amendment Effective Date This Amendment shall not be valid or enforceable until the Amendment Effective Date shown on the Signature and Cover Page for this Amendment and upon full execution of substantially the same amendment with all counties listed in this Contract. The State shall not be bound by any provision of this Amendment before that Amendment Effective Date, and shall have no obligation to pay Contractor for any Work performed or expense incurred. under this Amendment either before or after of the Amendment term shown in §3.B of this Amendment. B. Amendment Term The Parties' respective performances under this Amendment and the changes to the Contract contained herein shall commence on the Amendment Effective Date shown on the Signature and Cover Page for this Amendment or upon full execution of substantially the same amendment with all counties listed in this Contract, whichever is later and shall terminate on the termination of the Contract. 4. PURPOSE The purpose of this Amendment is to: A. Grant CDHS permission to extend and amend its agreement with TALX corporation; B. Formally add participating counties to the "annual minimum" table; and C. Update pricing. 5. MODIFICATIONS The Contract and all prior amendments thereto, if any, are modified as follows: A. Exhibit A is hereby replaced with Exhibit A-1, which is attached and incorporated into this Amendment. 6. LIMITS OF EFFECT AND ORDER OF PRECEDENCE This Amendment is incorporated by reference into the Contract, and the Contract and all prior amendments or other modifications to the Contract, if any, remain in full force and effect except as specifically modified in this Amendment. Except for the Special Provisions contained in the Contract, in the event of any conflict, inconsistency, variance, or contradiction between the provisions of this Amendment and any of the provisions of the Contract or any prior modification to the Contract, the provisions of this Amendment shall in all respects supersede, govern, and control. The provisions of this Amendment shall only supersede, govern, and control over the Amendment Contract Number Page 2 of 3 Special Provisions contained in the Contract to the extent that this Amendment specifically modifies those Special Provisions. Amendment Contract Number. Page 3 of 3 Exhibit A-1 — Statement of Work A. Background For purposes of this Exhibit A, Contractor may also be referred to as "County." The State has entered into a contract ("Universal Membership Agreement")(State contract routing number 16 IHEA 83111)(Exhibit B) with TALX Corporation, a provider of Equifax Verification Services ("EVS") and intends to execute an amendment ("Schedule A")(State contract routing number 16 IHEA 87603)(Exhibit C) to the Universal Membership Agreement (collectively "Work Number Agreement"). The Work Number Agreement allows EVS to provide employment verification services directly to Colorado counties. The State acts only as a pass -through entity, meaning that EVS will bill the State for fees incurred by the counties, and the State will then bill the counties individually. The Work Number Agreement is between the State and EVS with participating counties each signing Participation Agreements (see Exhibit 1 to Universal Membership Agreement). The Work Number Agreement obligates the counties collectively and Contractor individually to pay EVS via the State for services rendered so the State and County are entering into this Contract to memorialize the State's and County's responsibilities as they relate to the Work Number Agreement. B. Payment County shall pay the State for County's use of services within the scope of the Work Number Agreement. The State shall promptly pass through County's payments to EVS in accordance with the Work Number Agreement. Except within its role as a pass through entity, the State is not liable for County's obligations incurred under this Contract or the Work Number Agreement. The State shall provide each County an invoice at least 30 days prior to the date the payment is due to EVS. The State shall ensure that any payment to the State is paid over to EVS prior to the date that payment is due to EVS. C. Annual Minimum The Work Number Agreement by the terms of the Schedule A obligates each Participating County, through the State as the pass -through entity, to pay the Participating County's proportionate share of the Annual Minimum Payment as set forth in this Intergovernmental Agreement and Exhibit l to the Schedule A. The Annual Minimum Payment is $1,317,750.00 , which is based upon an estimated 225,000 income verification requests at $5.75 per income verification request, plus a $2,000 per month service fee. County's responsibility for its share of any deficiency survives termination of this Contract or the Work Number Agreement. County is responsible for its percentage of the Annual Minimum Payment based upon the following formula: [County's Minimum Usage] / [Total Participating counties' Previous Usage] = County Percentage [County Percentage] X [Annual Minimum Payment] + [Admin Feel= County Financial Obligation IF County's Actual Annual Payment is less than County's Financial Obligation, THEN County is considered a Deficient County and shall pay any deficiency according to the following formula: [Annual Minimum Payment] — [Total Actual Annual Payment] = Total Deficiency [County Financial Obligation] — [County Actual Annual Payment) = County Deficiency [County Deficiency] / [Total counties' Deficiency] = Deficient County Percentage [Deficient County Percentage[ X [Total Deficiency] = Deficient County Payment to State This table represents each county's financial obligation: Exhibit A -I - Page I of 3 County Minimum Usage (as a % of 2017 usage) Minimum County Cost Admin Fee (Annual) County Financial Obligation Adams 20666 $118,829.50 $2,197.74 $121,033.24 Alamosa 30 $172.50 $12.00 $175.86 Arapahoe 40022 $230,126.50 $4,261.31 $234,395.81 Archuleta 29 $166.75 $12:00 $169.90 Boulder 9438 $54,268.50 $999.80 $55,274.30 Broomfield 1771 $10,183.25 $183.28 $10,372.26 Clear Creek 10 $57.50 $12.00 $59,50 Conejos 43 $247.25 $12.00 $251.93 Crowley 86 $494.50 $12.00 $503.76 Delta 359 $2,064.25 $34.35 $2,102,60 Denver 48895 $281,146.25 $5,206.78 $286,361.03 Douglas 944 $5,428.00 _ $96.81 , $5,528.81 Eagle 670 $3,852.50 , $67.62 $3,924.12 Elbert 10 $57.50 $12.00 $59.50 El Paso 23552 $135,424.00 $2,504.57 $137,935.57 Fremont 1462 $8,406.50 $152.05 $8,562.55 Grand 93 $534.75 $12.00 $544.82 Gunnison 85 $488.75 $12.00 $497.91 Jefferson 21440 $123,280.00 $2,279.25 $125,566.25 Kiowa 10 $57.50 $12.00 $59.50 Kit Carson 10 $57.50 $12.00 $59.50 Lake 98 5563.50 $12.00 $574.08 La Plata 865 $4,973.75 $88.37 $5,066.12 Larimer 15585 $89,613.75 $1,655.74 $91,275.49 Las Animas 159 $914.25 $13.09 Y $931.34 Mesa 2990 $17,192.50 $311.12 $17,509.62 Moffat 162 $931.50 $13.40 $948.90 _ Montezuma 1092 $6,279.00 $112.58 $6,395.58 Morgan 2030 $11,672.50 $210.68, _ $11,889.18 Park 10 $57.50 $12.00 $59.50 Phillips 32 $184.00 $12.00 $187.56 Pitkin 36 $207.00 $12.00 $210.97 Pueblo 7229 $41,566.75 $764.20 $42,336.95 Rio Grande 48 $276.00 $12.00 $281.19 Routt 217 $1,2'47.75 $19.30 $1,271.05 San Miguel 79 $454.25 $12.00 $462.80 Sedgwick 34 $195.50 $12.00 $199.26 Exhibit A -I - Page 2 of 3 Summit 212 51,219.00 $18.69 $1,241.69 Weld 24497 $140,857.75 $2,605.28 $143,470.03 TOTAL 225,000 51,293,750 $24,000 $1,317,750 D. Miscellaneous Provisions I. State is acting as a fiscal agent for County, passing through payment of all costs from County to EVS, including the Annual Minimum Payment. The State shall not be liable for any debt or payment obligation, including the Annual Minimum Payment, incurred by County pursuant to this Contract or the Work Number Agreement, provided, however, that any failure by the State to pass through such payments from County shall constitute a breach of this Contract by the State. The State shall be obligated to pay over to EVS any funds received from a County. Upon breach of this agreement by the State, the County shall have the right to terminate this Contract upon written notice and at least thirty (30) days in which the State may cure the breach or any other remedy allowed by law. If County fails to pay the State for County's costs incurred under this Contract or the Work Number Agreement, the State shall have the right to terminate this Contract upon written notice and at least thirty (30) days in which County may cure the breach. 2. The Work Number Agreement is for the benefit of County. Any amendments or changes to the Work Number Agreement or any new Schedule A or amendments to Schedule A must be signed by or approved by a person authorized by the governing body for each County in accordance with the County's local procedures prior to the amendment or change being effective as to a participating county. The State shall not execute amendments or revisions to the Work Number Agreement or Schedule A that bind any participating county without the participating counties' consent as provided herein. 3. County's liability for any unpaid fees owed under this Contract or the Work Number Agreement shall survive termination of this Contract as to County who has not paid all required fees until the State receives payment from County. 4. Annual Termination: Unless specified elsewhere in this Contract or the Work Number Agreement, the State or County may only terminate this Contract, upon 60 days written notice, so as to align with the end of an annual term stated in the Work Number Agreement. If a County elects to terminate it shall not be obligated to expend any funds, including any annual minimum payment, for the years following its termination. 5. The State may execute similar agreements with new counties not originally part of this Contract or the Work Number Agreement. If the State executes a similar agreement with a new county or counties, the State and County will recalculate the annual minimum for the subsequent annual term. 6. County hereby grants the State authority to do the following: a. Extend until February 28, 2019 the State's agreement with TALX corporation; and b. Amend, in accordance with this Amendment, the State's agreement with TALX Corporation. END OF EXHIBIT A -I Exhibit A -I - Page 3 of 3 Hello