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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09181990 - IO.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS _ Contra FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE i< Costa County September 12 1990 DATE: p i i .4::-;uun<� �. ADOPTION OF A POLICY TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF PROPOSITION 134 SUBJECT: PROCEEDS TO THE SCHOOLS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Agree that if Proposition 134 is enacted statewide, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will commit any Prevention/Education funds received by the ;County in the following manner: 30% to be allocated directly to the school districts in the County on the basis of average daily attendance (ADA) , as reported to the State Department of Education, provided the school district has established an active Drug-Free Schools Task Force. 40% to be allocated to programs that have direct linkages with the schools. 30% to be allocated for other prevention : and education programs as determined by the Board of Supervisors. 2. Authorize a letter to be signed by all Members of the Board of Supervisors who wish to do so to the school districts in the County, Parent Teacher Associations or Parent Clubs, the California Teachers Association, American I.Federation of Teachers and the press advising them of the action taken by the Board of Supervisors in Recommendation # 1 above. 3 . Authorize the Members of the Internal Operations Committee to prepare and forward a letter to the statewide campaign in CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:Yes YES SIGNATURE: r RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE J APPROVEOT R - I. SIGNATURE(S): SUNNE WRIGHT WMCPEAK OM POWERS ACTION OF BOARD ON September 18, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X & OTHER X h Also, REQUESTED staff to prepare a calculation of what the adoptedallocation policy _ would mean to each school district and forward it to the.-.addressees listed in Recommendation #2 above. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS"A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: I IV U NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: I I I ABSTAIN: I I OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED- PHIL TTESTEDPHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Health Services Director County Counsel p M382 (10i841cohol Program Administrator BY �x-c� DEPUTY Drug Program Administrator support of Proposition 134 advising them of the action taken by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in Recommendation # 1 above and enclosing a letter which the campaign in support of Proposition 134 may wish to send to all counties in California advising them of the action taken by Contra Costa County and urging that they take similar action. BACKGROUND: As. many individuals have observed, a spokesman for ' the California Teachers Association has publicly opposed Proposition 134, the Alcohol Tax Initiative on the basis that it provides no funds for education programs through the school system. This is at least misleading, since fully 240 of the. funds generated by the Alcohol Tax Initiative would be dedicated to treatment and prevention/education programs. Since most rational prevention and education programs would involve a partnership with the schools, it appears prudent to make a commitment in advance of the election that specific funds will be dedicated in this County to the schools for prevention and education programs. The allocations suggested above are consistent with those included by the Board of Supervisors in Measure "D" and should help to convince the education community that, in this County at least, there is a commitment on the part of the Board of Supervisors to insure that the educational community participates fully in .providing the programs which will successfully attack the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in this County. One of the other recommendations publicizes the Board's actions in this regard by advising each school district and PTA/Parent Club of the Board' s action. The last recommendation provides this same information to the statewide campaign , in support of Proposition 134 with the suggestion that they provide this information to each county in California with the suggestion that each Board of Supervisors take similar action.