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TCP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROR`: Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
Costa
DATE: August 16 , 1988 County
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County declares an
urgent need to restructure the children' s out-of-home care
rate determination system. It respectfully urges its
elected state representatives to pass urgency legislation
which would remove inequities in the system, allow providers
to anticipate what level of compensation will be provided
for a given level of service, provide funding for all
mandated services and costs, and provide a COLA effective
July 1, 1988 equal to the AFDC statutory COLA.
BACKGROUND
Contra Costa County has many children residing in small
family homes, group homes and foster family agencies. The
changing nature and increasing number of children being
placed by this county are causing the system to become more i
difficult to manage and the county is experiencing some
difficulty in finding enough homes within its boundaries to
care, supervise and shelter its young citizens required to.
live away from their natural parents.
County funds are being utilized on a 95/5% matching basis
with the state, and additional county funds are being sought
to accommodate the needs of these children. There is an
inequitable system of determining rates which allows newly
licensed providers of care to be paid more than existing and
experienced providers. While the current rate setting
system does not allow providers a method of reliably
anticipating the rate they will obtain for a specified level
of service, the current state law requires providers to be
reimbursed their "actual allowable costs" .
Providers have not had any adjustments in their rates to pay
for local, state and federal mandated costs in areas of
workers compensation insurance, social security, minimum
wage, building fees, and local taxes. No cost of living
adjustment has been appropriated to the children' s
out-of-home care residential program for three years.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON Augii St 16 , 1 9 8R APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _�_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND.CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator
CC: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED
Health Services J-R.,OLSSON. COUNTY CLERK
Social Services AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD` p'
Probation
Health Services Contracts
Maa2/�-sa BY � DEPUTY
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Certain providers have closed their agencies, ani°��q� aers may
soon close their homes due to less-than-full reim�. :*.Ment
from the state, which in turn may limit local placc,-�` '�
options and increase county costs as children are
out-of-county, in more expensive facilities or are re`s ; ,ed
to local government-owned facilities.
The severity of the problem requires immediate attention.\ f