HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12082015 - C.48RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay stipends in an amount not to exceed $15
per individual for one-half day, or $25 per individual for one full day to foster parents and birth parents, for a total
payment not to exceed of $95,000, for attendance at training workshops, focus groups, and meetings for the period of
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$95,000: 50% Child Welfare Allocation, 10% County, 42% Federal, 48% State ($47,500); 50% Substance Abuse
HIV Funding, 7.5% County, 75% Federal, 17.5% State ($47,500)
BACKGROUND:
Employment and Human Services (EHSD) supports and convenes trainings, meetings, workshops, and focus groups
to meet mandated and discretionary training requirements for foster parents and birth parents. In order to encourage
participation, EHSD often incudes provisions for a reasonable stipend to be paid to program participants in their
funding applications. The involvement of program participants is critical in designing and modifying effective
programs.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/08/2015 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: Gina Chenoweth
3-1648
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: December 8, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 48
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:December 8, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Stipends to foster parents and birth parents for trainings, workshops, and focus groups
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval of stipends for attendance, foster parents and birth parents may be precluded from attendance and
interaction in the ongoing system of change and development of services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The stipends for trainings, workshops, focus groups, and meeting attendance support all five of the community
outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready or 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", and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life
for Children and Families" by encouraging those within the Child Welfare System to participate in various training
and informational exchange opportunities.