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

4.0 BUDGET REDUCTIONS
In the event that the County’s Board of Supervisors adopts, in any fiscal year, a
COUNTY Budget which provides for reductions in the salaries and benefits paid
to the majority of COUNTY employees and imposes similar reductions with
respect to COUNTY contracts, the COUNTY reserves the right to reduce its
payment obligation under this Contract correspondingly for that fiscal year and
any subsequent fiscal year during the term of this Contract (including any
extensions), and the services to be provided by the CONTRACTOR under this
Contract shall also be reduced correspondingly. The COUNTY’s notice to the
CONTRACTOR regarding said reduction in payment obligation shall be provided
within thirty (30) calendar Days of the Board’s approval of such actions. Except
as set forth in the preceding sentence, the CONTRACTOR shall continue to
provide all of the services set forth in this Contract.
5.0 CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
COUNTY reserves the right to change any portion of the work required under this
Contract, or make amendment to such other terms and conditions as may
become necessary. COUNTY shall give CONTRACTOR thirty (30) Days prior
written notice delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, of its intent to
make such changes and amendments hereunder. Any significant cost impact
associated with such an amendment shall be addressed in developing the
amendment. A significant cost impact is defined as an incremental cost of
$1,200 annually on a cumulative basis. Such revisions shall be in writing and
shall be accomplished in the following manner:
5.1 Exhibits A-I, A-III, A-V, A-VI, A-VIII through A-XII, G, J, L, M, N, O, Q, R,
S, T, U, and V, may be changed unilaterally by COUNTY to reflect
changes in County, State and Federal law, regulation, and ordinances,
court orders, and court rules or in COUNTY policies or procedures,
provided that such changes to these exhibits reflecting modifications to
COUNTY policies or procedures with significant cost impact on
CONTRACTOR must be amended pursuant to Sub-section 5.2.
Amendments made pursuant to this Sub-section 5.1 shall be effective
upon delivery of a replacement exhibit by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the address of CONTRACTOR set forth in Part I, Section
8.0, Notices. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for monitoring changes
and/or amendments to any and all laws, regulations, ordinances and/or
court rules governing or impacting this Contract. CONTRACTOR shall at
all times remain in compliance with all such laws, regulations, ordinances
and/or court rules, whether or not COUNTY has delivered a replacement
exhibit.
5.2 For any change which does not have a significant cost impact, affect the
scope of work, period of performance, payments, or which does not
DCFS GH Contract
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