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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on July 159 1986 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor MCPeak
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBVECT: Oral Report from the Chair
of the Youth Services Board
Phil Batchelor, Chairman of the Youth Services Board,
advised of the acute need for foster homes as well as group homes in
the County for problem children, abused children, developmentally
disabled and/or mentally ill children. He noted that shortage of
foster homes and group homes has necessitated the placement of some
of the children in facilities as far north as Redding and as far
south as Los Angeles. Mr. Batchelor proposed that consideration be
given during budget deliberations to establishing a foster care
recruiter class. He also commented on the payment received by
foster care providers ($400 per month per child) , and suggested that
this might be a factor that discourages many people from opening
their homes to these needy children. Mr. Batchelor noted that the
State determines the rate of payment. He also commented on the
County' s fiscal limitations to supplement the foster care payment
rate.
Gerald Buck, Probation Officer, further commented on the
issues as stated by Mr. Batchelor. He advised that reconciliations
between parents and children are more readily effected when the
child is placed in a foster or group home at not too great a distance
from his parents.
Deborah Tupper, representing Social Services Union, Local
535 , expressed agreement with the need for a foster care recruiter
classification, and requested that her organization be allowed to
participate in the development of the class specifications . She
noted that not only is it important to find foster parents, it is
necessary to have someone capable of providing training to those
foster parents.
Following discussion of the Board, IT IS ORDERED that the
comments of Mr. Batchelor are ACCEPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Budget Committee is
REQUESTED to consider in its budget deliberations the feasibility of
increasing the stipend paid to foster care providers and the need
for a foster care recruiter.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: S
CC: Budget Committee p�:'iL QA CIiEL R, Clerc of the Board
County Administrator
CCC Taypayers Association of Supervisors and County Administrator
13y. , Deputy