Agenda - 05-19-20; 8-a - Minutes

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22 1 o $1,000,000 COVID-19 Re-Entry & Recovery 2 o $ 968,500 1-Year Continuation of Project Advance 3 4 Summary Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Request (pie chart) 5 Total BOE Budget Increase 6 • $3,716,000 Continuation funds 7 • $2,674,000 Expansion funds 8 • $1,968,500 One-time expenditures 9 • $8,358,500 total local operating budget 10 • $225,000 increases in other revenues 11 • $1,968,500 fund balance appropriation 12 • $6,165,000 Total Continuation, Expansion Budget, and one-time request 13 • Increase of$501 per pupil 14 • Correlates to 5.37 cents on the tax rate 15 16 Jonathan Scott said CHCCS is in its last year of contracted custodial services, and is 17 now ready to award the contract to a contractor that pays a living wage of$15 per hour. He 18 said this has driven up the costs of the bids, and it is north of$500,000, with the additional costs 19 of the living wage added. 20 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the custodial services bids, and asked if CHCCS 21 has looked into the comparative costs of bringing these services in house. 22 Jonathan Scott said a committee looked at the bids and it is considerably more money to 23 bring these services in house, due to the cost of purchasing equipment and supplies. 24 Interim Superintendent Abele said to bring these services back in house would be about 25 $1 million, including personnel and capital costs for supplies. He said the $500,000 was an 26 increase in contractor costs, due to the living wage, over the current contract price. He said 27 bringing services in house has far more start up costs for equipment, etc. 28 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the outside contract is $500,000, or if it is $500,000 in 29 addition to what it has cost previously. 30 Jonathan Scott said CHCCS anticipated an increase of$500,000 to bring the employees 31 up to the living wage, and an additional $500,000 to bring it all back in house. He said the 32 contract is well over$1 million. 33 Jonathan Scott said the contract is $1.7 million. 34 Commissioner Marcoplos clarified if CHCCS were to bring custodial services in house, it 35 would have to buy supplies and equipment. He said the equipment would be a onetime cost, 36 and he wondered what the outlook over three years would be if the services were brought in- 37 house. He asked if there might be savings over time. 38 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the contract breakdown could be given again. 39 Jonathan Scott said the base contract is $1.7 million for the cleaning, and then an 40 additional $500,000 to pay the living wage, bringing the total to $2.2 million 41 Commissioner Dorosin said the current contractors are not paying a living wage. 42 Jonathan Scott said yes, and noted that this is an older contract. 43 Commissioner Dorosin said this is an annual conversation, and he would promote that 44 there are additional benefits to the community by bringing custodial services in-house. 45 CHCCS Chair Wolfe said one current cleaning company is a family owned business, and 46 both current contractors do bring the values that Commissioner Dorosin mentioned. She said 47 CHCCS does have a balance of in house workers during the day, and other services at night. 48 She said the BOE has asked similar questions, and reviewed this issue at length. She said it is 49 a multi-year contract, and staff is gathering more information that will be provided to the Orange 50 County Board of Commissioners.