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DATE: November 9, ;1993
SUBJECT: Policy Academy Application
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign a letter to the Foundation Consortium for
School Linked Services which outlines the Board's commitment to service integration for families
and children and its interest in participating in the Policy Academy on Children and Families.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
As part of the Internal Operations Committee report to the Board of Supervisors on Service
Integration and implementation of the "Healthy Families 2000" program, the Committee is
recommending that the Board urge staff to submit -an application to participate in the Policy
Academy on Children and ,Families. The Policy Academy is being sponsored by the Foundation
Consortium for School Linked Services. It will bring eight counties together with the State to discuss
opportunities to better integrate services for families and children. The County has been informed
that participation would greatly enhance our chance to be designated as an AB 1741 site (which
would allow the County to consolidate funding for integrated services).
The attached letter explains the commitment of Contra Costa County to service integration and
expresses Contra Costa County's interest in participating in the Policy Academy, if selected.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _!YES SIGNATURE:
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Sara Hoffman,646-1390
ATTESTED November 9 , 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND C NTY MINISTRATOR
cc: CAO
Youth Services Board
BY ,DEPUTY
The Board of SupervisorsContra Phil Batchelor
Clerk of the Board
County Administration Building and
651 Pine St., Room 106
CostaCounty Administrator(510)646-2371
Martinez, California 94553 County
Tom Powers,1st District
Jeff Swath,2nd District
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Gayle Bishop,3rd District
Sunne Wright McPeak,4th District
Tom Tortakson,5th District
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November 9, 1993
Judith K. Chynoweth
Director
Foundation Consortium for
School Linked Services
2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833
Dear Ms. Chynoweth:
Contra Costa County is in the process of reconfiguring its services to children and
families to be family-centered and community-based. We believe this model will
significantly enhance our ability to help families achieve stability and self sufficiency by
drawing on the resources not only of our professionals, but also the community (please
see the report "Healthy;Families 2000"for a further discussion of Contra Costa County's
efforts). In the conversion process, we have found three major barriers to success:
1. Funding Restrictions. Funding is currently done on a categorical
basis and merging of programs can expose the County to audit
exceptions. In response, Contra Costa County was a strong
supporter of AB 1741 and hopes to participate in that program;
2. Regulatory Requirements. Currently, programs are provided under
detailed regulations that seem to care more about process than
outcome.; Our staff believes that we could eliminate work that
consumes 30% of their time and redivert it to efforts that better serve
families, if permitted by State regulation. Contra Costa County is
currently working with its legislative representatives on this issue. In
addition, we have made numerous requests for waivers of State
regulations;