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FROM. �
Mark Finucane, Health Services Director ����++" ��tra
James Rydingsword, Social Service Director Costa
DATE: August 16, 1988 CQ /
SUBJECT: Transfer of Conservatorship Investigations and Temporary Conservatorship
Functions
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve transfer of conservatorship investigations and temporary conservatorship functions
from the Social Service Department to the Health Services.Department effective October 1,
1988.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact on County General Fund. Operating costs to be transferred. by
appropriation adjustment.
BACKGROUND:
Transfer of these functions is proposed in the interest. of providing continuity in LPS
conservatorship services in the County. Presently, when a .conservatee moves from tem-
porary to ongoing conservatorship, it requires transferring the case from one department
to another. Having all of these services in one department would be more efficient and be
less disruptive for clients. Additionally, the Health Services Department Conservatorship
Unit is set up to provide estate management. With this service available to temporary
conservatees, it will be possible' to marshal assets earlier in the..process. In some cases
.this will lead to earlier release from a locked facility and placement in a less restric-
tive, less costly environment. If the locked facility is the Merrithew Memorial Hospital
psychiatric ward, there will be a direct benefit to the Coun.ty.' '
County Counsel has advised that they have no objections to the consolidation of the con-
servatorship functions; however, because of the ambiguity of the law, they suggested we
seek approval from the Court and the Public Defender to ensure that they perceived no
conflict of interest. Neither indicated an objection to the consolidation.
County Administrator, Phil Batchelor, has indicated approval of the transfer.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 30 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III , IV AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES. OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED August 3O, 1988
Health Services Department - — - ------ --- —
Social Service Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Auditor
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