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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201983 - FC.1 K� TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Finance Committee Contra COSta DATE: December 20, 1983 County SUBJECT: Community Services Block Grant CY 1984 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Confirm the Board's November 29, 1983 authorization of the Director, Community Services Department, to submit to the State Office of Economic Opportunity the proposed budget for the CY 1984 Community Services Block Grant; request the Director to explore and encourage cost-sharing methods or proposals among or between Delegate Agencies in order to minimize administrative and overhead costs and maximize program capability; to further explore the EOC and Area Councils' public input process for possible ways to streamline and thus provide additional dollars for direct services, and direct the Director to report to the Board not later than February 28, 1984 on the status of cost-savings proposals and fund-raising efforts by the Delegate Agencies. BACKGROUND: On November 18, 1983, the Community Services Department Director was notified by the State Office of Economic Opportunity that the preliminary allocation for the CY 1984 Community Services Block Grant would be reduced approximately 1.0.6%, from $645,987 to $577,522. Following meetings with the Economic Opportunity Council and its Legislative-- Finance Committee, it was recommended that Community Services Administration and Delegate Agency budgets be uniformly reduced by 10.6% for CY 1984. The above recommendation was accepted by the Board on November 29, 1984 with Supervisor Torlakson voting "no" and recommending the matter be referred to the Finance Committee for review. The Finance Committee heard the matter on December 19, 1983 at which time the Director, Community Services Department, and members of the EOC offered testimony in support of the recommendations. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF rOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE - X APPROVE �y'OTHER l bfw - y�'y Q' SIGNATURE(S) Tom Torl akson Sunne W. McPeak ACTION OF BOARD ON December 20, 1983 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV > 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 SUPERVISOR ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED • 0 !3 Community Services Director J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY 6LERK ND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE OQl RD 434 M382/7-88 BY '"'�'J _ DEPUTY