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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSContra
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FROM: Perfecto Villarreal, Director Costa
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County
DATE:
July 15 1993
SUBJECT: APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR OFFICE ON AGING'S
HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Director! Office on Aging, or his
designee, to EXECUTE a contract (#20-573-10) with Contra
Costa Legal Services Foundation for $4,500 for the period
July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994 to provide legal services to
the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
This Contract involves no County funds. On May 4,1993 the
Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a recommendation to
submit HICAP's Program Plan and Budget to the State. It
included the contract specified above for $4, 500 in State
grant funds to Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation.
III. 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 eight 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. The contract
with Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation provides legal
service and consultation for HICAP clients.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COM ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON AUG 219-9-3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) 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: Contact: Lennis Lyon (313-1731) ATTESTED AUG 3 1993
Original to Office on Aging PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CAO SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor
Office on Aging
BY DEPUTY
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