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TO: BOARD'OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator C"tra
Costa
DATE: March 25, 1985 40 ` ou' "7
SUBJECT: Establishing Family & Children' s Trust Committee (FACT)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Establish the Family and Children' s Trust (FACT) Committee;
abolish the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Intervention
Committee, the Children' s Trust Fund Committee, and the Family
and Children' s Trust Fund Committee, and direct the Social
Service Department to provide staff support to FACT.
BACKGROUND:
On October 16, 1984, the Board of Supervisors directed the County
Administrator and the Social Service Director to review the
current system of advisory committees on the use of various funds
for family and children' s services and provide a recommendation
for consolidation.
There are currently three committees providing recommendations to
the Board of Supervisors on funding for essentially the same
service:
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Intervention Committee
which allocated $197 ,474 for child abuse and neglect prevention
and intervention from State AB 1733 funds for fiscal years
1983-84 and 1984-85;
Children' s Trust Fund Committee which allocated $90 ,000 for child
abuse prevention and intervention and neglect from County Birth
Certificate fees under the provisions of AB 2994 for fiscal year
1984-85; and
Family and Children' s Trust Fund Committee which is to allocate
$33 , 355 for family and children' s services from voluntary
property taxpayers ' contributions ( less $10,000 allocated by the
Board for a special child care project) .
The Family and Children' s Trust Fund Committee convened a meeting
of representatives of all three committees, Social Services, and
County Administrator' s staff. The combined committee determined
that State regulations permitted utilizing one committee for
allocation recommendations of the three funds.
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X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON April 16, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Social Service Director ATTESTED
County Auditor —a
Commi ttee Members PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY "' DEPUTY
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The combined committee recommended the following:
1. Establish a single committee for recommendations to the
Board of Supervisors on allocation of AB 1733 funds, AB 2994
funds, and the Family and Children' s Trust Fund;
2. Designate this committee The Family and Children' s Trust
(FACT) Committee.
3. Abolish the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and
Intervention, Children' s Trust Fund, and Family and
Children' s Trust Fund committees;
4. Authorize FACT membership to consist of one representative
from each of the following agencies who is sensitive to
family and children' s needs and familiar with Contra Costa
County community agencies:
a. United Way
b. Human Services Advisory Commission
C. Criminal Justice Subvention Committee (AB 90 )
d. Children' s Coalition
e. Juvenile Justice Commission
f. Children and Adolescent Task Force
g. Mental Health Advisory Board
h. Family and Children' s Services Advisory Committee
i. Private Foundation (Northern California Grantmakers - 1
to be selected)
j . Regional Prevention Network
5. Authorize ad hoc committees to be utilized in an advisory
capacity to FACT for needs assessment, proposal evaluation,
etc. , on an as-needed basis.
The combined committee recommends that the following be
considered in relation to committee membership:
1. Each committee member is a representative of one of the
agencies listed above and would be replaced if he or
she leaves that agency as an employee or volunteer;
2. Term of committee members be one year;
3 . Committee members must have an alternate
representative;
4. Committee members be allowed only three absences during
a one-year term;
5. Committee meet at least monthly during non-allocation
periods and monthly or, as needed, during allocation
period.
The Social Service Department is administratively responsible for
AB 1133 funds, the AB 1733 State contract, the Children' s Trust
Fund programs, and the Family and Children' s Trust Fund. In
addition, the Social Service Department is the County department
which has legal responsibility to administer family and
children' s service programs; therefore, it is recommended that
the Social Service Department provide staff support to the new
committee.
The Board expresses their appreciation to the committee members
who provided their time and expertise in bringing forth this
recommendation. This consolidation should meet the Board' s
desire for coordinating funding recommendations for family and
children' s programs.