CMS-07-021/023 - Los Angeles County Department of Children and ...

3.0 TERM
2.43 “Title 22” – means the California Code of Regulations for community care
facilities including group homes.
2.44 “Un-Expended Funds” or “un-Expended” – Means AFDC-FC funds, received
through this Contract, which are retained and not spent by CONTRACTOR.
(See Part I, Section 25.0, Real Property, Equipment, Fixed Assets, Sub-section
25.6 of this Contract.)
3.1 The term of this Contract shall be one (1) year commencing after execution
bythe Director of DCFS and Probation’s Chief Probation Officer, unless
terminated earlier or extended, in whole or in part, as provided in this Contract.
3.2 The COUNTY shall have the sole option to extend the Contract term for up to
four additional one-year periods and for a maximum total Contract term of five
years. Each such option and extension shall be exercised at the sole discretion
of the Director and the Chief Probation Officer, provided that approval of
County’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is obtained prior to any such extension.
3.3 The term of this Contract may also be extended by the Director of DCFS by
written notice to the CONTRACTOR sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the
Contract term, after CEO approval, for a period not to exceed six (6) months
beyond October 31, 2012, if such additional time is necessary to complete the
negotiation or solicitation of a new Contract.
4.0 PAYMENT RATE
4.1 COUNTY and CONTRACTOR agree that payments referenced in this Contract
are based on rates established by California CDSS Foster Care Funding and
Rates Bureau. During the term of this Contract, COUNTY shall compensate
CONTRACTOR for the Services set forth in this Contract and in the Statement
of Work (Exhibit A), for each Placed Child, at the group home’s RCL rate, as
further described in Part I, Section 7.0, Invoices and Payments.
4.2 CONTRACTOR shall submit to COUNTY a current budget (within 15 days of
request by COUNTY) for the work to be performed under this Contract (Exhibit
C-III). The line items shall provide sufficient detail to determine the Services to
be delivered. Projected expenses in CONTRACTOR’s budget shall be
periodically adjusted based on actual population and associated revenues.
CONTRACTOR represents and warrants that the budget is true and correct in
all respects, based upon information and belief available to CONTRACTOR at
the time, and Services shall be delivered hereunder in accordance with the
budget. If there is a shift in any line item budget category which exceeds fifteen
percent (15%) of the amount budgeted for that category, CONTRACTOR shall
DCFS GH Contract
Part I: Unique Terms and Conditions
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