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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director 8 -� � _ Costa
Employment and Human Services e °
DATE: November 4, 2008 County
SUBJECT: Authorization to pay stipends to foster parents, birth parents, foster youth and
emancipated foster youth for workshop, focus groups and meeting attendance.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay stipends in an amount not to exceed
$15 per hour of attendance per individual to foster parents, birth parents, foster youth and emancipated foster
youth not to exceed a total amount of$60,000 for all stipends to attend workshops, focus groups, and meetings
for the term of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. (All Districts)
(021-032-4)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$60,000 Family-to-Family System of Care Grant, 100% Federal (No County Match)
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The board order 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 Ips.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOROMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIG URE(S):
ACTION BOARD ON APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED 1 h f1DV&"A?`r J4) ZM�
DAVID TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: MICHAEL ROETZER 3-1582
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(EB) �NN`�
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY, DEPUTY
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Authorization to pay stipends to foster parents, birth parents, foster youth and emancipated
foster youth for workshop, focus groups and meeting attendance.
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 program development. The opinions of foster parents, birth
parents, foster youth and emancipated foster youth that are expressed in workshops, focus groups, and
meetings are used to improve services in the ongoing development of the Family-to-Family System of Care
program. Employment and Human Services (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,
submitted through the Auditor-Controller accounts payable system to cover participants' mileage and expenses
associated with meetings, workshops and/or focus groups attendance.
EHSD is responsible-for maintaining attendance records at the workshops, focus groups and meeting. The
Department will also keep a record of the total expenditures paid under the authorized stipend program as well
as the income paid to each individual and then report the information to the Auditor Controller Internal Audit
Division on an annual basis each calendar year.