HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08042009 - C.89RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to reimburse the Volunteer & Emergency Services
Team in Action (VESTIA) program, a 501c(3) non-profit corporation within EHSD, the
sum of $12,940 for Emancipated Youth Stipends (EYS) expenses.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% reimburseable from the State of California’s allocation for the EYS program.
BACKGROUND:
The State of California provides an allocation to each county for the Emancipated Youth
Stipends (EYS) program. This allocation is used to reimburse emancipated foster youth for
expenses in locating affordable housing, textbooks for college or vocational training,
employment search, emergency personal needs, and bus vouchers.
In Contra Costa County, the EYS program is administered through the Independent Living
Skills Program (ILSP). The types of expenses referenced above are by their very nature
sometimes “last minute” and need to be paid within a very short period of time. ILSP staff
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/04/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Karen Mitchoff,
3-1676
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 4, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc:
C.89
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:August 4, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Authorize Auditor-Controller to Reimburse VESTIA for Youth Stipends
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
has utilized a process of having VESTIA write a check to the youth immediately upon
request (after reviewing and authorizing the expenditure) rather than the more
time-consuming EHSD internal process. Now, at the end of the fiscal year, it is apparent
that the allocation cannot be claimed unless it has been paid by EHSD rather than an
independent 501c(3) non-profit corporation, even though that non-profit corporation is
affiliated with EHSD. Without the authorization to reimburse VESTIA for these claimable
expenses, the allocation will be underspent and EHSD is concerned that the State will not
allocate sufficient resources for the program next fiscal year.
So that this request is not repeated next year, ILSP staff will no longer utilize the process
available through VESTIA and will instead utilize the established internal EHSD process for
reimbursing these expenses to emancipated foster youth in the future.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Possible loss of program allocation funds from the State of California.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This request supports the following community outcome for children: “2) Children and
Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood,” by providing funds to
emancipated foster youth for expenses associated with housing, job training, employment
and transportation.