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C.39
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Linda Dippel, Child Support Services Director
Date: January  26, 2010
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Authorize Auditor-Controller to Establish an Agency Fund
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   01/26/2010
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Adrienne Todd, 313-4454
I 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:     January  26, 2010
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor Controller to establish an Agency Fund on behalf of the Department of Child Support Services for the purpose of collecting, holding and disbursing funds received by outside agencies for services provided under the Delinquency Prevention Program (DPP)

FISCAL IMPACT:

This action will result in a zero fiscal impact. This fund will be utilized only to manage the cash received from outside agencies. These funds will be disbursed based upon the services provided by the DPP utilized by the individual outside agencies. Neither the County General Fund nor the funds of the Department of Child Support Services will be impacted.
BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Department of Child Support Services has contracted an outside vendor to provide early intervention services through the use of a Delinquency Prevention Program (DPP). The pricing structure per case for these services is discounted as the volume of cases serviced increases. Through interagency agreements, Contra Costa Department of Child Support Services has proposed to allow other county child support services offices to submit their cases for servicing, in conjunction with Contra Costa to increase the case load. This will allow for all participating agencies to take advantage of volume discount pricing. Contra Costa Department of Child Support Services is proposing to act as the intermediary between the other agencies and the vendor.  
  
To the extent that Contra Costa County Department of Child Support Services is acting as an intermediary for outside agencies, it is required that the collection, payment and accounting associated for each other agency be kept separate from Contra Costa's own DPP transactions and expenditures. Establishing a new Agency Fund would provide the tool to adequately manage these processes.  
  
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the authorization to create an Agency Fund is not approved, Contra Costa County Department of Child Support Services will not have the ability to act as an intermediary between the other agencies and the DPP vendor. This could jeopardize the ability to take advantage of volume discount pricing.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

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