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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: JAMES A. RYDINGSWORD, DIRECTOR Contra
Social Service Department
Costa
DATE: October 5, 1988 County
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF GAIN PROGRAM MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Social Service Department Director
to execute, subject to County Counsel approval, GAIN Program
Memorandum of Understanding No. 67011 with the State Department
of Social Services (SDSS) for the period April 1, 1988 through
December 31, 1992 for County participation in GAIN evaluation
activities.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
State GAIN Program funds are expected to cover the expense of
the County' s involvement in this evaluation project.
Additionally, the County will receive $10,000 upon execution
of the SDSS Memorandum of Understanding.
BACKGROUND
State GAIN legislation requires SDSS to review and evaluate
the GAIN Program. SDSS has contracted with the Manpower
Demonsration Research Corporation (MDRC) to meet this mandate.
All counties are required to participate in MDRC' s- research.
SDSS and MDRC have requested that Contra Costa County be a
"back-up" to counties participating in the first level
(Tier I) of GAIN evaluation. As a back-up, the County would
become an active Tier I participant if another Tier I county
stopped participating on that level.
Tier I Advantages - One of the conditions of our signing the
MOU is that Contra Costa and SDSS will negotiate enhanced
supportive services, should Contra Costa become a Tier I
County. The costs associated with or arising from this
evaluation activity will be fully reimbursed by the State
Department of Social Services.
Tier I Disadvantages - As a Tier I county, at least 10% of
Contra Costa' s GAIN population would be in a control group.
Those clients in the control group do not participate in GAIN
and do not receive GAIN services for three years. Inequity of
services to clients could be an issue even th state la
mandates this research.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO EN AT IO OF COMMITTE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON OCT 181 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ORIG: Social Service (Attn: Contracts) OCT 1 8 1988
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
State Department of Social Services PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
JAR/HDR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BYt� -,DEPUTY