Report Prepared by: Kuljit Singh, Deputy Finance Officer
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SUBJECT: Approval of a First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Vasquez & Company LLP for Financial Auditing and Related Services for an Additional $7,500 Totaling a not to Exceed Amount of $307,500
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Vasquez & Company LLP for Professional Auditing and Related Services for an additional $7,500 and a total not to exceed the amount of $307,500.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the First Amendment with Vasquez & Company LLP to include audit of California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program, Cohort 4 for an additional $7,500 and a total not to exceed amount of $307,500; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Adopt the motion as recommended by staff; or
2. Modify the action (specify in motion); or
3. Deny the action.
AUTHORITY
Section 1118 of Article XI of the Charter of the City of Merced.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
In September 2022, the City was awarded $977,647 from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant. This program was a multi-agency, collaborative approach to working with youth experiencing violence and their families. The pilot program offered wraparound reentry support to youth and served as a prevention hub where supportive services and programs were offered to at-risk, and probation involved youth and their families.
At the end of the Grant Cycle, the City is required to provide the BSCC with a program-specific compliance audit that covers the three-year service delivery period of the CalVIP Cohort 4 grant (October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2025). The audit report will be due no later than June 30, 2026, to the BSCC. The program-specific compliance a...
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