HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04201999 - D4 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on April 20, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier and Canciamilla
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Uilkema
SUBJECT: in-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority
Implementation Team Report and Director Employment and Human
Services Report .
On this date, the Board of Supervisors considered a
report and recommendations submitted by the in-Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) Public Authority Implementations Team and the
Director, Employment and Human Services Department (formerly
social. Service Department) and autho-rizina the County
Administrator and that Department to begin recruitment, hiring
and location processes for the Public Authority staff .
john Cullen, Director, Empioyment and Human Services
Department, presented the report and recommendations to the Board
requesting approval of the 48 listed recommendations and
corLment-ing on four additions on items including the reporting
structure.
Eldon Luce, 198 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City,
consultant on the project, commended the County for setting up
the Public Authority and spoke to the process and the individual-Is
on the implementation team;
Dana Simon, 560 --20th Street, Oakland, SEIU Local 250, spoke
in support of the process;
Paul. DeMange, 3200 Clayton Road, Concord, Independent Living
Resource and !HSS Task Force, presented clarification on points
and a need for mechanisms;
Roger Acuna, California Foundation of Independent Living
Centers, expressed a concern relative to younger and senior
renresentat-ion in an advisory capacity;
Douglas Dilding, 3560 Wren Avenue, Concord, Independent
Living Resource, spoke on Public Authority staff;
Gordon Shasky, 1.02 ChIlDancingo Parkway, Pleasant Hill,
spoke in support of the Public Authority;
Maggie Dowling, Pittsburg, presented written material
outling her -response to the Public Authority as a consumer
opinion.
Following discussion of issues and concerns by the Board, IT
IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that consideration of the above matter is
CONTINUED to May 4 , 1999 .
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: April 29, 1999
Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
istrator
By J7Deputy