HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10122010 - C.57RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay stipends in an
amount not to exceed $15 per hour of attendance, per individual, to foster parents, birth
parents, foster youth and emancipated foster youth not to exceed a total amount of $40,000
for all stipends to attend Employment and Human Services Department convened trainings,
workshops, focus groups, and meetings for the term of October 1, 2010 through September
30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$40,000 100% Federal Comprehensive Assessment for Positive Family Outcomes grant.
(No County match)
BACKGROUND:
The opinions of foster parents, birth parents, foster youth and emancipated foster youth
expressed in workshops, focus groups, and meetings are used to improve services in the
ongoing development of a Family System of Care. Employment and Human Services
(EHSD) convenes trainings, meetings, workshops and focus groups to provide a forum and
encourage involvement in program service development.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/12/2010 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: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
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: October 12, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc:
C.57
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:October 12, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Comprehensive Assessment for Positive Family Outcomes Grant Stipends
EHSD
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
requests authorization to provide a stipend, of up to $15 per hour, per individual, to be paid
through the Auditor-Controller accounts payable system to cover participants, mileage and
expenses associated with these meetings, workshops and/or focus groups attendance.
EHSD is responsible for maintaining attendance records at the trainings, workshops,
meetings and focus groups. The Department will also keep a record of the total expenditures
paid under the authorized stipend program as well as income paid to each individual and
report the information to the Auditor-Controller, Internal Audit Division, on an annual basis
each calendar year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
May reduce participation of foster parents, birth parents, foster youth and emancipated foster
youth in workshops, focus groups and meetings. Participation of Foster Care clients is
critical to ongoing quality improvement of service.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The board order supports all five of the Children's Report Card community outcomes: (1)
"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and
Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient";
(4) "Families that are Safe Stable and Nurturing"; (5) "Communities that are Safe and
Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families", by encouraging those impacted
by grant services to participate in the ongoing trainings, meeting, and focus groups designed
to elicit information to develop and improve services and service delivery to meet family
and community needs.