HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01172012 - C.37RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to co-sign the 2011-2012 CalWORKS County Joint Application with the Contra Costa
County Office of Education for submission to the California Department of Education to
fund the Adult Schools and Regional Occupational centers and programs to serve
CalWORKS clients.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Cost from implementation of this action. If approved the Employment and Human
Services Department will match the funds received by the Contra Costa County Office of
Education under the 2011-2012 CalWORKS County Joint Application in a dollar-to-dollar
match not to exceed $203,714. The matching funds will be addressed in a later contract with
the Contra Costa Office of Education. This contract will be funded by: 100% CalWORKS
Single Allocation, 85% Federal, 15% State)
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides direct CalWORKS funding to
Adult Schools and the Contra Costa County Office of Education Regional Occupational
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/17/2012 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendy Therrian,
313-1593
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: January 17, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.37
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 17, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2011-12 CalWORKs County Joint Application with Contra Costa County Office of Education
Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
(ROP) for instructional and job training services to CalWORKS clients. Employment and
Human Services Department (EHSD) coordinates with the Adult School and ROP on the
specific type and level of services to be provided to CalWORKS clients at each of the Adult
Schools and ROP sites and is required by the California Department of Education to
sign-off on the CalWORKS County Joint Application.
Because of the significant reduction of primary State funding provided to the Adult Schools
which has adversely impacted the ability to provide minimal services to CalWORKS clients
and because of the need to maintain and coordinate these services, as well as, enhance and
expand these services and supports to CalWORKS clients at the Adult School and ROP
campuses, the need exists to leverage all available funding in order to meet these objectives.
As such, and given the level of CalWORKS projected expenditures for EHSD during the
2011-2012 Program year, EHSD will match dollar-for-dollar the total CDE CalWORKS
allocation being made available to the Adult Schools and ROP with EHSD CalWORKS
Single Allocation finds.
The CalWORKS funding for adult schools and regional occupational programs is to be used
to provide education and training to achieve the following objectives:
1) Prepare CalWORKS eligible clients for entry-level employment;
2) Assist employed clients receiving subsidies or supportive services to advance toward
higher employment and self- sufficiency; and,
3) Direct CalWORKS eligible clients into short-term education and training programs
leading to employment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without funding, services provided by the adult schools and regional occupational programs
to CalWORKS clients would be significantly impacted.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Funding through the CalWORKS County Joint Application will support one of the
outcomes established in the Children's Report Card, 3) "Families that are Economically Self
Sufficient" by providing instructional and job training services to assist individuals and
families in obtaining and maintaining non-subsidized employment and self sufficiency.