LA County Board

23.\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nCounty Code, Title 2 - Administration and Title 6 - Salaries Ordinance\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 2 - Administration by adding Chapter 2.120 creating the Department\nof Homeless Services and Housing and providing that when a Department Head\nposition is vacant, the duties of such position may be temporarily performed by\nthe official next in authority to the Department Head at the time the vacancy\noccurs, until the position is filled in the manner provided by law. Approve an\nordinance for introduction amending Title 6 - Salaries by adding Chapter 6.128\nto allocate 642 positions to the Department of Homeless Services and Housing.\nApprove an interim ordinance for the Department of Homeless Services and\nHousing to fill 642 full-time equivalent positions in excess of what is provided in\nthe Homeless Services and Housing staffing ordinance, subject to allocation by\nthe Acting Chief Executive Officer. Take the following actions. (Relates to\nAgenda No. 65)\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to assume\nadministrative responsibility for, and execute amendments to, or\nterminate existing or pending master agreements, work orders, funding\nagreements, solicitations and/or any other contract documents\ntransitioned from the Chief Executive Office and the Department of\nHealth Services, in order to exercise existing and allowable optional\nextension terms set forth in each applicable contract document. Add,\ndelete, and/or change terms and conditions only as required under\nFederal, State, and County regulatory and/or policy changes, or as\nrequired by the Board and policies. Add, delete, modify or replace\napplicable statements of work, scope of work, project description,\nexhibits, attachments and/or substantially similar documents to achieve\nintended service objectives and desired Homeless Services and Housing\noutcomes. Effectuate name changes or an assignment and delegation\nshould the original contracting entity merge, be acquired, or otherwise\nchange. Make non-material modifications for the following, and other\nsimilar reasons, to make technical corrections, revise the Contractor’s\nheadquarter address, revise contact persons and/or County and\nContractor Administration Exhibits, and adjust the maximum contract\namount and/or fee-for-service rate(s), as applicable, to meet the\nCounty’s service needs and only if existing budgeted resources are\navailable, with transactions related to subject to review and approval by\nthe Acting Chief Executive Officer. This authority shall be effective\nJanuary 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to prepare and\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nexecute new Supportive and/or Housing Services Master Agreements\n(SHSMA) effective upon execution and coterminous with the expiration of\nthe master agreement. Prepare and execute future SHSMA work orders\nthrough competitive work order solicitations for services performed under\nthe SHSMA master agreements, and award funding for SHSMA work\norders from participating funders, governmental, non-profit, and private\norganizations, subject to review and approval by the Acting Chief\nExecutive Officer. This authority shall be effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Directors of Health Services and Homeless Services and\nHousing, to prepare and execute sole source amendments to agreement\ntransactions referenced in Recommendations 4, 5 and 6 to extend the\nmaximum term by two one-year extension options and increase the\nCounty’s maximum obligation accordingly, provided that sufficient\nexisting funding is available. Add, delete, and/or change terms and\nconditions as required under Federal, State, and County regulatory\nand/or policy changes, or as required by the Board and policies. Add,\ndelete, modify or replace applicable statements of work, scope of work,\nexhibits, attachments and/or substantially similar documents. Effectuate\nname changes or an assignment and delegation should the original\ncontracting entity merge, be acquired, or otherwise change. Make\nnon-material modifications for the following, and other substantially\nsimilar reasons, to make technical corrections, revise the Contractor’s\nbusiness headquarter address, revise contact persons and/or County\nand Contractor Administration Exhibits. Allow the rollover of unspent\nfunds and/or adjust each term’s annual funded amount or rates, provided\nthat sufficient funds are available, subject to review and approval by the\nActing Chief Executive Officer for transactions related to (a) and (f), and\nreview and approval as to form by County Counsel. This authority shall\nbe effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to apply for\nand accept future funding from participating funders, (governmental,\nnon-profit, and private organizations, and increase maximum SHSMA\nwork order amounts for the increased funding. Execute and amend\nrelated funding agreements with non-County participating funders with\nmodifications to, or waivers of, the County’s contracting requirements for\ninsurance, standard indemnification and other standard County contract\nterms not mandated by County ordinance, on a case-by-case basis.\nWith all actions subject to prior review and approval and with notification\nto the Board. This authority shall be effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to negotiate\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nand execute new no-cost agreements, and amendments to such\nagreements with public entities, including but not limited to Federal, State,\nand local governments, school districts, other educational institutions and\nprivate entities such as for profit and not-for-profit organizations and\nother community partners, that seek to support the mission of Homeless\nServices and Housing. These agreements may require revisions to the\nCounty’s standard indemnification and insurance provisions and other\nstandard the County provisions; thus, all transactions will be subject to\nthe review and approval and as necessary, Chief Executive Office Risk\nManagement. This authority shall be effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing in consultation\nwith County Counsel, to enter into, execute, amend, or terminate any and\nall agreements and documents including new or existing agreements,\nrequired or deemed necessary or appropriate for the administration,\nallocation, and distribution of Measure H funds and the County’s portion\nof the Measure A funds, including the allocation of Local Solutions Funds\nto cities, councils of governments, and the County on behalf of its\nunincorporated areas. This authority shall be effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Health Services, in collaboration with the\nDirector of Homeless Services and Housing, to negotiate and execute\namendments to existing Health Services CalAIM agreements, to enable\nthe Department of Health Services to delegate the provision of such\nservices to the Department of Homeless Services and Housing, as the\nCounty Department responsible for the delivery/administration of\nCommunity Supports services, during the interim period Homeless\nServices and Housing requires to enter into direct agreements with such\nhealth plans. This authority shall be effective January 1, 2026.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to negotiate\nand execute direct agreements with Medi-Cal managed care plans\n(MCPs), and their delegated provider groups to provide Medi-Cal CalAIM\nservices to their respective MCP Medi-Cal enrolled members eligible for\nsuch services and administer other Medi-Cal programs and services,\nwithout limitation, for a term of up to five years from the date of\nexecution, with option to extend for a period of up to six months to\nestablish new rates of payment, which will flow from the above entities to\nHomeless Services and Housing, whether capitated, fee-for-service or\notherwise. Adjust rates. Secure incentives and incentive payments from\nthe foregoing parties or the State. Update or incorporate new\nState/Federal law and regulations, County provisions and other\nregulatory/contractual requirements. Make appropriate changes to\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\ncontract language for clarity and efficiency, administrative, programmatic\nand operational. Extend such agreements. Add, remove, or migrate new\nlines of business or new service lines into or out of such agreements;\nterminate agreements, and take any additional actions that are required\nby contract, law, regulation, rule, or guideline to enable Homeless\nServices and Housing to effectuate the relevant amendments, all subject\nto review and approval and notice to the Board. This authority shall be\neffective January 1, 2026.\nNotwithstanding the above, authorize Sarah Mahin, as Director of\nHomeless Services and Housing, in consultation with County Counsel, to\nexecute any of the agreements or amendments referenced in the\nforegoing recommendations prior to January 1, 2026, as deemed\nnecessary.\nDesignate the Department of Homeless Services and Housing as a\nCovered Entity within the County’s Healthcare Component, as defined by\nthe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.\nAuthorize the Director of Homeless Services and Housing to assume the\nActing Chief Executive Officer's role with respect to:\nCoordinating the implementation actions that support the strategic\nmissions - Encampment Resolution, Housing, Mental Health and\nSubstance Use Disorder Services, and Eviction Prevention\nMissions, collectively, the "PEH Missions", in response to the\nProclamation of a Local Emergency for Homelessness in the\nCounty on January 10, 2023, Homeless Emergency, as outlined in\nthe Board's February 7, 2023 and October 3, 2023 motions, and\nin accordance with the implementation protocols developed by the\nChief Executive Office and the impacted departments in response\nto these motions.\nAssessing and confirming in writing to the requesting departments:\nwhether there is good cause justification for agreements,\nprocurements, purchases, and leases, in that it implements or\nsupports a PEH Mission in response to the Homeless Emergency,\nas authorized in the Board's February 7, 2023 and October 3,\n2023 motions; and whether hiring positions, incentives, new\nordinance-only items, special step placements, and grants support\na PEH Mission in response to the Homeless Emergency, as\nauthorized in those motions; and\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nWorking with all impacted departments to track, monitor, and\nreport to the Board on implementation progress, consistent with\noversight and accountability provisions previously adopted by the\nBoard, and to submit written confirmation of all "good cause\njustification" determinations to the Board and maintain such\nrecords for audit and public reporting purposes.\nClarify that the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Director of Personnel,\nAuditor-Controller, County Counsel, the County Purchasing Agent, and\nimpacted departments shall continue to provide oversight and exercise\ntheir respective authorities within their purview as further detailed in the\nFebruary 2023 and October 2023 motions, including:\nContracting: County Counsel shall approve as to form any\nagreements, for professional and other services, entered into\nand/or amended without adhering to the requirements of the\nCounty’s Sole Source Policy or any other competitive\nprocurement requirements. The Acting Chief Executive Officer\nshall confirm in writing that funds have been approved by the\nBoard for such action.\nPurchasing: The Acting Chief Executive Officer and County\nPurchasing Agent, as applicable, shall approve any purchases that\notherwise would require Board approval and take any procurement\nor other actions necessary to expedite acquisition of goods,\nsupplies, and services without adhering to the requirements of the\nCounty’s Sole Source Policy, Purchasing Policies, or any other\ncompetitive procurement requirements.\nHiring: The Director of Personnel shall approve temporary and\nemergency appointments pursuant to Civil Service Rule 13,\nincluding but not limited to departmental hiring without an\nexamination pursuant to Civil Service Rule 13.04, for all positions\nthat support a PEH Mission. The Acting Chief Executive Officer\nshall confirm in writing that sufficient funds are budgeted to\nsupport the positions, including when impacted departments\nrequest new ordinance-only items and special step placements.\nReal Property Use: County Counsel shall approve as to form any\nlease or purchase agreements. The Acting Chief Executive Officer\nshall negotiate, execute, and amend such agreements, and the\nAuditor - Controller shall issue warrants for these actions and\nrelated costs.\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nGrant Applications and Acceptance: The Acting Chief Executive\nOfficer shall confirm sufficient funds are budgeted for matching or\nother grant requirements.\nLease Property: County Counsel shall approve as to form any\nlease or agreements. The Acting Chief Executive Officer shall\nconfirm in writing that funds have been approved by the Board or\nby a Board office in its County Homeless Prevention Initiative Homeless Services Fund, or are otherwise budgeted Federal,\nState, or County funds.\nRequests for ordinance positions and hiring incentives: The Acting\nChief Executive Officer is responsible for reviewing and approving,\nas appropriate, any departmental request for an ordinance\nposition or a hiring or retention incentive, including but not limited\nto special step placements, bonuses, and other salary\nenhancements. The Acting Chief Executive Officer will review\nrequests for compliance with applicable County Code provisions,\nCivil Service Rules, and the requirements of adopted Memoranda\nof Understanding with County unions, in addition to confirming in\nwriting that sufficient funding is budgeted to support the request.\nAuthorize County Counsel to take all necessary action to amend the Joint\nPowers Authority agreement, with an effective date no earlier than July\n1, 2026, with the City of Los Angeles to permit the Los Angeles Homeless\nServices Authority to hire their own counsel and to update the notice\nrequirements. (25-5668)\nBoard Letter\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nCounty Operations