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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03191996 - C40 To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FBcHS-1 Contra iFROM: FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Costa x�. County Y• v X40 DATE: March 11, 1996 SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE ON CHILD ABUSE ISSUES SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. ACCEPT the attached report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Child Abuse Issues. 2. EXTEND the life of the Task Force through July 31 , 1996 to allow the Task Force to complete its work. 3. REQUEST the Task Force to make a further status report to the Family and Human Services Committee on May 13, 1996. BACKGROUND: On December 5, 1995, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our Committee which included the following recommendation: 1. APPROVE the attached Work Plan for the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Child Abuse Issues,REQUEST the Task Force to make a further status report to the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee during the first quarter of 1996, and for this purpose REFER this matterto the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee,REMOVING it as a referral to the 1995 Family and Human Services Committee. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X _YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REC M ENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT APPROVE SIGNATURES: MARK DeSAULNIER J MI H ACTION OF BOARD ON March 19, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT_none ) 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. ATTESTED March 19, 1996 Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: County Administrator SUPERVISORS ND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Blue Ribbon Task Force on Child Abuse Issues (Via Supervisor. DeSaulnier's Office) A. BY DEPUTY F&HS-1 C '`7 O On March 11, 1996, our Committee met with Karen Mitchoff, staff to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Child Abuse Issues, who reviewed the attached report with our Committee. Ms. Mitchoff noted that the Task Force has just about completed Phase I of their work, gathering information on the various elements of the system. The Task Force will then undertake Phase 2, meetings in the community to receive input from the general public. The Task Force now believes that it will require an additional month to complete its work and asks that it be permitted to continue its work through the end of July, 1996. We are pleased with the progress being made by the Task Force and would like to have an additional status report from the Task Force in May. -2- BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE ON CHILD ABUSE ISSUES REPORT TO THE FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE March 11, 1996 Introduction The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Child Abuse Issues began meeting in September of 1995 and moved forward in addressing Phase I of the Work Plan in mid- November 1995. We are nearing completion of that phase, which addresses Purpose Nos. 1 (identify all parties involved in receiving, investigating and processing child abuse complaints) and 2 (outline the process which is followed in receiving, investigating and processing child abuse complaints) as set forth by the Board of Supervisors. Status of Progress on Work Plan Because of two resignations from the Task Force, one of which occurred since our last report to your committee, we are slightly behind our time schedule. At this point, we anticipate completion of Phase I by mid-April. The Task Force will next meet on Tuesday, March 12th, at which time the members will be discussing the logistics, dates and times for the community meetings outlined in the Work Plan under Phase II. It is anticipated there will be at least one community meeting in the west, central/south, and east areas of the county. There is a possibility of more than one meeting in some geographical areas, but those plans have not been finalized as yet. We hope to complete these meetings by mid-May. Each member of the Task Force, representing a specific component in the system, has presented their department's/field's role/purpose in the process. At this time, the Medical/Psychological and Juvenile Court components remain to be presented. In our previous report to you on November 11, 1995, we expressed the hope to complete our work by the end of June 1996. It may be more realistic to move this date to the end of July 1996. Membership In November of 1995, your committee interviewed and recommended the appointment of Carol Lee, Ph.D. , to the vacant Psychiatric/Psychological Seat on the Task Force. Additionally, your committee created two new positions and recommended the appointment of Matt Barnes to the At-Large Seat and Olivia Gallardo to the Education Seat. All three appointees were confirmed by the Board of Supervisors, and each has attended and participated in the work of the group. In January of 1996, Elizabeth Lehman-Jarrett, who was one of two Parent representatives, resigned from the Task Force for personal reasons. This was reported to your committee on February 27, 1996, and you delegated authority for interviewing and appointing an individual to this seat to the Task Force. The sub- committee handling this task hopes to have an appointment made for our meeting on March 12th. The Task Force will ask the Board of Supervisors to ratify our selection at the March 19th meeting.