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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Clearwater Security and Compliance LLC for Information Technology Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2028, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Clearwater Security and Compliance LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of an annual software as a service subscription of Integrated Risk Management, a cyber risk management system, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $294,996.00, inclusive of $98,332.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the service under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement, to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per section 26 of the Agreement without altering the maximum agreement amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.