HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02142006 - C.66 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -` Contra
Costa
FROM: John Cullen, Direc r County
,Employment and an Services Department °°srq-�oUn- "�"
DATE: January 30,2006
SUBJECT: CORRECT BOARD ACTION of April 5, 2005 (C.115). •
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
CORRECT BOARD ACTION of April 5, 2005 (C.115) to approve and authorize the Employment and
Human Services Director, or designee, to pay stipends to foster parents, birth parents, and/or youth, both foster
and emancipated, to change in an amount up to $15 per attendance to in an amount up to $15.00 per hour at
workshops, focus groups, and/or meetings that support the development of the Family-to-Family System of
Care, not to exceed the total of$15,000 for all stipends for the term of April 5, 2005 through March 4, 2006.
(Family-to-Family System of Care Grant, 100%Federal) (All Districts).
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$15,000 Family-to-Family System of Care Grant, 100%Federal
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The contract supports all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes: (1) "Children Ready for 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 impacted by
the Family-to-Family System of Care program to participate in trainings and focus groups.
BACKGROUND:
The central tenet of the Family-to-Family System of Care program is soliciting and using the knowledge of
individuals and families impacted by the program in program development. Consequently, the opinions of
foster parents,birth parents, foster youth and emancipated foster youth are expressed in workshops, focus
groups, and meetings designed to successful maximize services in the development of the Family-to-Family
System of Care program. EHSD convenes meetings, workshops, and focus groups to provide a forum and
encourage involvement.
EHSD requests authorization to provide a stipend, of up to $15 per hour, to be paid through this board order and
submitted on a County Form D-15 Demand to cover participants' mileage and expense sociated with
meetings, workshops and/or focus groups attendance. (21-032-1)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
PROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BO DON �X 1 �� ( APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 1�'I._O ) 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. / l
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK O T E BOA OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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