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FROM: Jan Watson, Executive Director
In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority x, -"N= ` Costa
DATE: October 28, 2008 °°sr; ;n County
SUBJECT: In-Home Supportive Service Public Authority Rate, Effective January 1, 2009
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Executive Director, or
designee, to submit a request to the California Department of Social Services, Adult Program Branch, to
increase the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority rate for Contra Costa County from
$13.94 per hour to $14.15 per hour effective January 1, 2009.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The current IHSS Public Authority sharing,ratios are 17.5% County, 50% Federal, 32.5% State allowing
for capped State expenditures for salaries and benefits. These ratios are applied to IHSS provider wages,
payroll taxes, benefits and Public Authority administrative expenses.
BACKGROUND:
This rate revision reflects.the increase of the provider hourly wage from $11.25 per hour to $11.50 per
hour resulting in a total requested rate to $14.15 per hour which includes provider wages and benefits,
payroll taxes, and administrative costs effective January 1, 2009 as stipulated in the collecti\,e bargaining
agreement between the IHSS Public Authority and the SEI alth Care Workers' Union.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES
SIGN URE:
!/ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO MENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNA URE(S):
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ACTION OF BOARD ON ( T��/c�� D APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED O1ER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTEDy 151
DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTACT:
CC: John Cottrell,Director,Aging&Adult Services
Jan Watson,Executive Director,IHSS Public Authority
EHSD Contracts(EB)
Deborah Elite,Fiscal,EHSD
Elizabeth Dondi,Program Manager,IHSS Public Authority // ��IIq II��� ������nn .,
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