Agenda - 11-15-2005-5h - Laserfiche WebLink

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• Service to be provided daily, except on Holidays (County to provide schedule of Holidays) • An Orange Enterprises staff person and a consumer (OE client) will provide the service to the County, Staff persons will be paid at a level consistent with ar above living wage. Consumers are paid based on a schedule established by Orange Enterprises that considers the individual's ability to perform and other relevant factors, • Orange County and Orange Enterprises will agree to a set of procedures (stops, locations, etc) that are to be the basis of daily operation and append to the contract, • Actual postage usage is to be billed by County Department to the County monthly. With approval of the contract with Orange Enterprises, the existing County Mail Courier position will end and existing fianding for that position will be used to make up the fiinding for the Orange Enterprises contract. The incumbent employee was notified in mid-October that his position would end with launching of this contract. The employee has been offered promotion to a position in another County department and also is considering possible transfer to other County positions. This agreement continues the County s long relationship with Orange Enterprises. In terms of possible additional contractual opportunities far collaboration with Orange Enterprises, the County has distributed a request for proposals for custodial services in two buildings -the Government Services Center and Government Services Center Annex, Orange Enterprises responded with a proposal that Public Works now is evaluating, As to individual employment opportunities, the Personnel Department sends Orange Enterprises all County job announcements and receives referrals from them as passible candidates are available, Personnel also participates in Orange Enterprises job fairs and has met periodically with Orange Enterprises staff to discuss potential placement opportunities, FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County courier/mail process services will be provided by Orange Enterprises at their location far a total of $3,700 per month or $44,400 per year. Orange Enterprises will bill the County for metered postage monthly at actual cost. Current County courier/mail processing operations, including salary, fringe benefits, operational costs (vehicle, postage meter, etc) total approximately $42,000, Considering the intangible costs, such as opportunity costs associated with time spent by the back-up employee, upcoming capital purchases of mailing equipment that may now be avoided, etc,, the cost of the contract versus cost of County employee-provided service is favorable. The reduction in personnel casts will allow the funds currently appropriated in the Central Services budget to support this contract, RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve a contract, contingent upon staff and County Attorney review, for courier/mail processing services with Orange Enterprises for a period from December 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008 per the terms and conditions cited in the abstract; and authorize the Chair to sign an behalf of the Board,