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Funding toward three senior meal programs is hanging in the balance as the OC Board of Supervisors clash over whether to extend contracts for two providers that had engaged in legal disputes with the county.<\/p>\n

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The annual contracts, worth about $23 million total, would fund support services from a host of local nonprofits and healthcare providers, including Meals on Wheels OC, Age Well Senior Services, Abrazar, Community Legal Aid SoCal, Council on Aging Southern California, Hope Community Services and Providence St. Jude Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Long-running programs for meal delivery, medical transportation, case management and elder abuse prevention could be suspended July 1 if the contracts are not renewed.<\/p>\n

The contracts failed to garner enough support at the board\u2019s May 19 meeting, with only Supervisors Doug Chaffee and Katrina Foley voting in favor. Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento was absent.<\/p>\n

Foley has requested a revote.<\/p>\n

Supervisor Don Wagner voted against the contracts, citing his ongoing concerns with two vendors in particular: Meals on Wheels and Age Well. Supervisor Janet Nguyen abstained.<\/p>\n

The county sued the nonprofits in 2022 to recover unused pandemic funds they had received through the Great Plates program, saying Meals on Wheels was obliged to return more than $14 million and Age Well more than $8 million. The groups refused, saying county leaders had told them to use the money to continue providing services to seniors, according to reporting from the Voice of OC. The two sides in 2023, with the nonprofits agreeing to return $14 million to the county.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe litigation did get settled, but the county was not compensated 100% on the dollar,\u201d Wagner said, adding that he wanted county staff to consider new providers.<\/p>\n

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Nguyen said she supported the senior services programs, but agreed with Wagner that the county should look to contract with other nonprofits.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy concern goes back to the lawsuit to get money back,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy do we continue to do business with organizations that cause problems?\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders with Meals on Wheels OC and Age Well said in statements that each organization has \u201chad a successful and productive partnership with the County of Orange spanning decades. We look forward to the Orange County Board of Supervisors reconsidering the contract renewal at a future meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Foley said the contract dispute with Meals on Wheels and Age Well was over a communication issue and that county staff have assured her the vendors are in \u201cgood standing\u201d with the county.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe had a problem, we mediated the dispute, negotiated the dispute and resolved it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve voted on contracts with both these providers two or three times since then, and we\u2019ve not had problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contracts at stake affect more than just Meals on Wheels and Age Well, Foley said. The proposed agreements would fund more than 1.25 million meals for older adults, up to 130,000 rides to medical appointments and transportation support for roughly 23,000 seniors, according to estimates from Foley\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy bigger concern is what happens to the older frail adult who needs a ride to the hospital, who needs a meal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Foley, a Democrat, also criticized her Republican colleagues for playing \u201cpolitical games\u201d and trying to undermine her reelection campaign against Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, ahead of Tuesday\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n

Wagner and Nguyen both said their opposition to the contract renewals had nothing to do with politics.<\/p>\n

Foley \u201ckeeps saying it\u2019s political, but it\u2019s not,\u201d Wagner said. \u201cThat\u2019s her unwillingness to address issues on the merit. I\u2019ve been saying this for years now, the problems with these vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Board of Supervisors\u2019 May 19 meeting turned combative as Wagner and Nguyen accused Foley of directing county staff to halt herbicide spraying in local creeks across the county without seeking board approval first.\u00a0Foley argued she was only relaying the announcement on the agency\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

The contracts will be discussed with another vote expected at the supervisors\u2019 June 9 meeting, at which all five supervisors are expected to be in attendance.<\/p>\n

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