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TO'. . BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I. 0. 8
FROM= INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Contra
August 8, 19 8 8CIJJICi
DATE; \.`/r."" "!
Clarification of the Role of the
suBJECT; Human Services Advisory Commission
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Clarify that the 1988-89 Challenge Grant funds are not
earmarked except for the $15,000 set aside by the Board of
Supervisors for the Senior-Youth Transportation Program.
Specifically indicate to HSAC that nothing in the Challenge '
Grant funds for 1988-89 is earmarked for the County Library
although the Library is welcome to apply for competitive
grants along with all other agencies.
2. Clarify that the role of the Human Services Advisory
Commission in regard to the Challenge Grant Program should
be focused on generating new revenue streams to match the
public dollars made available by the Board of Supervisors,
not in traditional fund-raising activities. These should
include such activities as asking private corporations to
commit a portion of their revenue to the Challenge Grant
Program similar to programs operated by 7-11 Stores (The
Southland Corporation) and major credit card corporations
which dedicate a specific amount of money to a charitable
purpose for each new subscription or each new sale.
3 . A subsidiary focus of the Human Services Advisory Commission
in regard to the Challenge Grant Program should be to
provide assistance, support, and consultation to agencies
which are potential applicants for Challenge Grant funds to
assist them to focus and improve their fund-raising efforts
so they are able to generate funds to match the Challenge
Grant funds.
4. Request the Human Services Advisory Commission to propose a
process for the award of Challenge Grant funds and recommend
the appropriate role for HSAC in this process, and return
their recommendations to our Committee.
5. Request the Human Services Advisory Commission to recommend ,
the process which should be followed in carrying out the ;,
Board of Supervisor' s directions regarding asking various
advisory boards to identify programs which support and
foster self-esteem and return their recommendations to the
Board of Supervisors by November 1, 1988.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATI N OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREIS): Sunne W. McPeak pp Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 16, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Listed on Page 2 ATTESTED J4
Al /98a&
PHIL B CHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND:
On June 28, 1988, the , Board of Supervisors referred. to our
Committee a letter from the Chairman of the Human Services
Advisory Commission requesting clarification and direction ,'
regarding the role. and function of HSAC in fund-raising °
activities in support of the Human Services - Challenge Grant
Program.
Our Committee met with representatives from HSAC. and United Way
on August 8, 1988. The above recommendations grew out of our
discussion. It is important to emphasize that neither the County ;,
nor HSAC should be , competing in fund-raising activities with
agencies receiving funds from United Way. These agencies '
frequently have separate fund-raising activities and. it is not
our intent that the County in any way compete with these efforts.
What we have suggested to HSAC is that they need 'to provide the
leadership to work with the private sector in generating ongoing
revenue streamswhich can supplement and match the Challenge
Grant funds provided by the County in order to broaden the scope .
of grants which can be made.
Because of concerns raised by HSAC regarding the process which '
was used in awarding funds last fiscal year, we have asked HSAC
to outline a :process they feel would be useful to award Challenge ''
Grant funds this year.
Finally, in order to. provide 'clarification both to County staff )
and to the affected advisory boards, we , are asking HSAC to
propose a process for accomplishing the review of human service
programs which foster self-esteem and return a report , on this
subject. to the Board_
cc: County Administrator .
Chairman, HSAC
Jody Parsons, United Way
George Johnson, Staff, HSAC
Director, Health Services Dept.
County Library
Agricultural Commissioner
Director, Co-Op Extension
Director, Social Services
Director, Community Services
Sheriff-Coroner
Superintendent of Schools
Judge Richard Patsey, Superior Court
Probation Department
District Attorney