File #: 2021-2636    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Action
File created: 5/21/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/22/2021 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): all Acceptance of 2022 Child Support Contract between the State of Georgia and the Office of the District Attorney (total program funding amount is $1,954,645.80)

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: District Attorney                                     

 

SUBJECT:

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Commission District(s): all

Acceptance of 2022 Child Support Contract between the State of Georgia and the Office of the District Attorney (total program funding amount is $1,954,645.80)

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Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris

Phone Number: 770-294-0369

 

PURPOSE:

To accept the 2022 contract between the State of Georgia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and the District Attorney’s Office for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; and

To authorize the CEO to execute all necessary documents.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

The need for this contract is to continue the establishment, enforcement, and modification of child support orders and the processing of child support petitions on behalf of the DeKalb County custodial parents, residents, and citizens. The program, one of the largest of its kind in Georgia, generates over $15.5 million in annual child support payments.

 

The total program funding amount is $1,954,645.80 comprised of federal funding in the amount of $1,290,066.23, State funding in the amount of $317,641.72,  and a required County match of $346,937.85.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The $346,937.85 required cash match was included in the District Attorney’s 2021 Operating Budget. No funds are being requested at this time.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Accept the 2022 contract between the State of Georgia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and the District Attorney’s Office for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; and authorize the CEO to execute all necessary documents....