/DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Interagency Cooperative Agreement Between Minnesota Department Of Children Youth And Families, Child Support Division, And Dakota County
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of an Interagency Cooperative Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF), Child Support Division and Dakota County for the Title IV-D Program.
SUMMARY
This Cooperative Agreement sets forth respective responsibilities in providing services necessary to the operation of the child support program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 651 through 699b, and meets the requirements of 45 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), sections 303.107 and 302.34 (Attachment: Cooperative Agreement CY 26-27). Such services include establishing paternity and establishing, modifying, and securing financial support for minor children who are living apart from one or both parents as more fully set forth in Title IV-D of the Social Security Act program.
Title IV-D of the Social Security Act requires a Cooperative Agreement between Dakota County and other county entities that are a party to this Cooperative Agreement, namely the County Attorney and County Sheriff, in order to compensate said county entities with respect to reimbursement for costs incurred in providing services necessary to operate the child support program (Attachment: Cooperative Arrangement CY 26 - 27). The County may be reimbursed for administrative expenses incurred as a result of the activities performed under this agreement pursuant to state and federal law. The total cost of the Dakota County Child Support program in 2024 was $7,447,748.
The amount budgeted for eligible Title IV-D cases and related services provided by the County Attorney in the budget year preceding this contract was $2,399,802 and the total estimated cost for 2026...
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