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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Danna Fabella, Interim Director
Employment and Human Services Departmentjos;•___ ---� County
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DATE: May 1, 2006 Q-
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with California Department of Social Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION'-
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Employment&Human Services Director, or designee, to enter into
a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)with the California Department of Social Services for the purpose of
implementing wraparound services under Senate Bill (SB) 163.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Fiscal Impact
BACKGR I1ND:
The purpose of the MOU is to implement"Wraparound", the community-based intervention services that
emphasize the strengths of each eligible child and family and includes the delivery of coordinated, highly
individualized services to address needs and achieve positive outcomes in their lives. It will make available to
the County, the State share of non-federally eligible reimbursement for group home placement, minus the State
share, if any, of any concurrent out-of-home placement costs, for eligible children, in order to allow the County
to develop family-based service alternatives.
The County will be able to access all possible sources of federal funds for the purpose of developing family
based services alternatives. The MOU will specify mechanisms/procedures to be used for tracking, claiming,
and reporting on the number of children served, the amount of funds requested for reimbursement and the roles
and responsibilities of all parties.
The MOU will encourage collaboration among persons and entities including,but not limited to: parents, county
welfare departments, county mental health departments, county probation departments, county health
departments, special education, local planning agencies, school districts, and provide service providers for the
purpose of planning and providing individualized services for children and their birth or substitute families.
4CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: C--
t, ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S),
ACTION OF BO N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT `� ) 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 3 ) J `""--�D
JOHN CULLS CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISO SAND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: LINDA CANAN 3-1583
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY 0 ,DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER