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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02131990 - 1.58 r BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM. Joan Sparks, Director ^����,,}l,,},� Community Services Department C sta D`*TE' January 31, 1990x' c�'' '"' SUBJECT: process to Conduct Quarterly Workshops for Human Service Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees SPEC i F 1 C REQUEST(S) OR RECOWENDAT 1 ON(S) a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve attached process recommended by Human Services Advisory Commission for conduct of four quarterly workshops for members of human service advisory boards, commissions and committees to the Board of Supervisors. IT. FISCAL IMPACT The cost to County for support of the four workshops should be restricted to costs associated with printing of workshop material, use of County facilities and limited reimbursement of stipends, meals, mileage, etc. , of participants, for night meetings. Such costs should not exceed $2,500.00 in total, and is provided in the various departmental budgets. III. BACKGROUND AND REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION The Board of Supervisors on October 24, 1989, authorized the Human Services Advisory Commission to develop for report to the Board of Supervisors, a process to conduct a series of quarterly workshops for representation of the various human service advisory boards, commissions, and committees. The attached reconmiendations were developed and approved by HSAC at its meeting of January 24, 1990. A copy of this recommendation has been forwarded to the various advisory bodies for their comments to HSAC and your Board of Supervisors. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ! YES SIGNATUR RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REC AT OF BOARD COM ITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S)• ACTION OF BOARD ON February 13� 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X 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. cc: County Administrator ATTESTED February 13 , 1990 Community Services PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Hunman Services Advisory Cte. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 -2- RECOMMENDED PROCESS FOR QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS OF HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES The following recommendations were approved by HSAC at its meeting of January .24,. 1990; I. GENERAL PLAN 1. Participants: Two representatives from each of the 22 invited human service advisory bodies, preferably one member and a staff person, as selected by each body; plus others, as recommended by Board of Supervisors, CAO, Department Heads, and HSAC. 2. Initial Workshop: An initial workshop to be held Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. , in Concord. The Agenda to include (1) CAU staff review of County Budget Process and opportunity for advisory bodies to participate in process, (2) workshop participants to develop cooperative means to provide positive and supportive recommendations to Departments, CAO, and Board of Supervisors in Budget Review Process, and (3) participants to develop process to involve all in preparing content of the three remaining workshops in the subjects designated by the Board of Supervisors. 3. Following Workshop: Three additional workshops to be held on May 23, September 12 and November 28, 1990, as developed jointly by HSAC and participants at the first workshop. II. QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS The following are items to be considered for discussion at the workshops: 1. Briefings on the County budget and budget process, including prioritization of human services funding needs. a. Prepare for quarterly meetings; cover letter for Board of Supervisors to release, with dates for meetings with representative and staff person for each human service commission, board and committee. (Possible format: Work Groups dealing separately with the same problem. ) b. Pro & Con speakers discussing CCC human service budget. C. Ongoing committee to study human service budget; committee to be an ad hoc group composed of interested members of various boards and commissions. (What funds are available for human services and not "earmarked". ) (Performance Budget. ) 2. Improving interagency relations to reduce competition among Boards and Committees for County funds and to improve their communications and linkages. a. Self Grouping Study - All human service commissions, boards and committees will be asked to participate. b. Analysis C. Report to Board of Supervisors compiling study results. -3- 3. Support of measures to increase revenues for human services needs, such as the proposed alcohol tax initiative; and a. Networking to support increased revenues for human services needs. b. Reference and resource center - Library (?) C. Search for various private sources for funding human services needs and if possible, assist private non- profit organizations with grant writing. 4. Increasing awareness in the community of human services needs of their residents and advocacy of resources for those needs through Public relations efforts with community organizations, service clubs, non-profit agencies, city councils and business groups. a. Start by initiating contact with the 18 incorporated cities in C.C.C. b. bind out what the major local problem is in each city. C. Coordinate the sharing of information and resources between county and cities. d. Possible county/individual city meetings to focus on one specific problem. Meeting to be co-chaired by representative of city and member .of County Board or Commission which most closely relates to that problem. 0 DSC:R: 15 01.3.0.90