To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Amendment # 40-459-7 Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee to execute a contract amendment with Contra Costa Senior Legal Services to increase the payment limit by $40,408 to a new payment limit of $360,386, effective November 1, 2025, for additional Legal Assistance and Elder Abuse Prevention services pursuant to the Older Americans Act and Older Californians Act with no change of term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
70% Federal, 30% State; all of which is budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) provides legal assistance and elder abuse prevention services in Contra Costa County for the provision of Title III B Supportive Services - Legal Assistance program and the provisions of Title VII Elder Abuse Prevention. CCSLS assists seniors and the disabled with housing, elder abuse, consumer prevention, public benefit, advance health care directives, and other issues. CCSLS also provides Elder Abuse Prevention training at Senior Centers and other locations across Contra Costa County.
On October 7, 2025, the Board approved Consent Item C.55 authorizing a contract with CCSLS for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This amendment is to authorize additional one-time only funding to the Contractor, bringing the total payment limit to $360,386 with no change in term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
The vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, seniors and disabled adults in Contra Costa County will not receive legal assistance and elder abuse services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports the fourth of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing.”