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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson :_
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Supervisor Tom Powers +.w .� County
DATE: August 17 , 1993
SUBJECT: CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR SB 35 FUNDS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A .
PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)i BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the County Administrator and
the Social Services Director to immediately examine a one-time only,
limited opportunity offered to counties by SB 35 to request funds for
the development of a Homecare Public Authority. Examine whether costs
to administer such an Authority would be reimbursable in the future
under SB 35, SB 485 or other Federal and State funding and examine if
there are any general fund obligations or fiscal impacts when start up
grant money expires .
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Contra Costa County is eligible to
apply for up to $200, 000 to implement a public authority, much like
the public authorities now being implemented in Alameda, San Mateo and
San Francisco counties . The Contra Costa IHSS Coalition supports - '
developing a Public Authority for IHSS, thus creating a central
registry as defined in last year's legislative bill, SB 485, as well
as provide other badly needed reforms within the IHSS program.
This public authority would involve non-profit and community
based organizations who now provide in-home support services . Such an
authority would be a helpful vehicle to networking with the community
in monitoring and evaluating the quality of in-home support services
in Contra Costa County.
The authority could provide an important linkage between the
provision of these services and a job training career-development
system for general assistance recipients consistent with our goals for
greater self-sufficiency.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON August , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
August 17, 1993
ATTESTED
cc: County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Social Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTYAD"NISTRATOR
District V
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