To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: SurveyMonkey Subscription Renewal
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a Purchase Order with SurveyMonkey Inc. in an amount not to exceed $24,830 for the purchase of survey management software to provide survey capabilities for the period October 29, 2023, through October 28, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$24,830 (59% Federal; 35% State; 6% County General Fund), all of which is budgeted in FY 23-24.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) seeks to renew its survey management software that will enable the department to securely survey its customers. This enables EHSD to obtain timely and relevant information on the community it serves.
This purchase order includes a service agreement that includes a mutual indemnification clause.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The software provided under this purchase supports all five community outcomes established in the Children’s Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” by providing EHSD staff timely and accurate information about its customers.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be able to maintain its survey capability with Survey Monkey.