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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: JAMES A. RYDINGSWORD, DIRECTOR Contra
Social Service Department
Costa
DATE'. August 18, 1988 County
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF FY 198$-89 BUDGET PROPOSAL AND STATE AGREEMENT
FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING (COUNTY #29-031-6)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BAcKcROUND APD JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Director, Social Service
Department, or designee, to submit FY 1988-89 Local Grant
Agency Budget (County #29-031-6) , requesting $60,510 in State
funds to operate the County' s Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program (HICAP) for the period beginning July 1,
1988 and ending June 30, 1989, to the California Department
of Aging.
Further, authorize the Director, or designee, to execute the
Contract Award document (State Agreement) subject to approval
by County Counsel or the Social Service Department Contract
Administrator as to legal form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Additional County funds are not required. Local matching
funds in the amount of $46,784. 32 are already budgeted by the
County Office on Aging.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Mandated under AB2419, the Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program has been operated by the County' s Office on
Aging for the past three years. The Program provides
community education, recruitment, training and coordination
of volunteer health insurance counselors in the area of
health insurance and related health care plans. These.
volunteers have provided counseling and advocacy services for
seniors County-wide.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOA D COMWITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON August. 30 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNAN 1 MOUS (ABSENT III, .IV ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACT 1 ON TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ORIGINAL: Social Service Dept. (Attn: Contracts Unit)
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED _AUgLiSt 30_., 1988
Auditor-Controller —--
PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Office on Aging SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Calif. Dept. of Aging (2)
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