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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10062015 - C.23RECOMMENDATION(S): RE-APPOINT Carol Carillo to the Child Abuse Council seat, Marianne Gagen to At-Large Seat #3, and Joseph DeLuca to At-Large Seat #4 on the Family & Children's Trust Committee as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee. FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact BACKGROUND: The Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT), was established in 1982 by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to make funding recommendations on the allocation of a variety of funds for prevention and intervention services to reduce child abuse and neglect, provide supportive services to families and children, and promote a more coordinated, seamless system of services for families. Funding for FACT supported projects derived from federal and state program legislation, and donations to the County’s Family and Children’s Trust Fund. Every two years, the members of the FACT establish a series of county priorities for the use of these funds through review of existing data and reports and by holding Public APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 10/06/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Enid Mendoza, 925-335-1039 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 6, 2015 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 23 To:Board of Supervisors From:FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Date:October 6, 2015 Contra Costa County Subject:Appointments to Family & Children's Trust Committee BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Hearings in various areas of the county. The Committee then develops a competitive bidding process to select non-profit, community-based agencies that can best provide the services determined to be most important. Program recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors which makes the final funding decisions. The Committee continues to evaluate these funded programs to ensure continued provision of quality service and achievement of stated goals. Programs currently being supported include countywide parenting classes, therapeutic day care for emotionally disturbed children, treatment for families, young children and teens with both substance abuse and child abuse issues, services for homeless families, and projects to support children whose mothers have been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The FACT has up to fifteen members who are appointed by the Board and include citizens with expertise in children’s issues, education, law, non-profit agency management, public health, and program research/evaluation. In addition, the Director of the Child Abuse Prevention Council sits as ex-officio member of the Committee and participates in all matters except actually voting on funding recommendations. Terms for all Commission seats are two years. The term for these seats expires on September 30, 2017. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The FACT Committee may not be able to maintain a quorum CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: None