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Approve the First Addendum between Religious Community Services (RCS), Inc. and the City of Clearwater, Florida, a municipal corporation, modifying the monthly billing maximum to $2,500.00, with the City’s maximum liability not to exceed $15,000.00, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
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SUMMARY:
Religious Community Services (RCS), Inc. (Contractor) is a registered 501(c)(3) organization with four distinct yet interwoven programs, including The Haven of RCS.
The Haven of RCS is a state-certified provider of domestic violence victim advocacy services that has on staff a number of Spanish-speaking victim advocates specialized in domestic violence issues.
Because the City of Clearwater has a need for victim advocacy services for victims of domestic violence, particularly for Hispanic, Spanish-speaking victims, the City and the Contractor entered into an agreement on November 14, 2016, commencing on January 1, 2017 and terminating on December 31, 2017, to implement and administer a victim advocacy program for domestic violence victims with an emphasis on Hispanic, Spanish-speaking victims in partnership with the City.
In paragraph 4 of the agreement, the Contractor was required to submit to the City monthly billings not exceeding $1250.00 per month with the City’s maximum liability under the agreement not exceeding $15,000.00.
However, up to and including the month of May 2017, the Contractor submitted monthly billings totaling only $825.00 because of staffing issues.
Now that the Contractor has resolved its staffing issues, the monthly limit for the month of June 2017, and the remaining months under the agreement needs to be increased beyond the monthly limit of $1,250.00 so that domestic violence victims can benefit from the services provided by the Contractor so long as the monthly billings do not exceed $2500.00 per month and so long as the City’s maximum liability under the agreement remains at $15,000.00.
All other terms and Exhibits of the agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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