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C.102

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	December 5, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Transfer of State Local Revenue 2011 Funds from Employment and Human Services Department to Health Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/05/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Gina Chenoweth 8-4961

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: December 5, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

FIND that reallocating State Local Revenue 2011 funds within the Support Services Account, from the Employment and Human Services Department Protective Services Subaccount to the Health Services Behavioral Health Subaccount, in order to enhance and increase the provision of timely specialty mental health services under the state Continuum of Care Reform Initiative (AB403), is the most cost effective use of available resources to maximize client outcomes; and

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to reallocate State Local Revenue 2011 funds within the Support Services Account (0296) from the Employment and Human Services Department Protective Services Subaccount (Division 2993/Section 2773) to the Health Services Department Behavioral Health Subaccount (Division 2991/Section 2784) in an amount not to exceed $166,667 per month and total payments not to exceed $2,000,000, for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, as required by California Government Code Section 30025(f)(4)(A-E).

FISCAL IMPACT:

This action will result in the transfer of up to $2,000,000 from the Employment and Health Services Department (EHSD) Protective Services Subaccount to the Health Services Behavioral Health Subaccount, both within Department 0296, and there is no impact to the County General Fund. Per California Government Code 30025(f)(4)(A–E), the reallocation of 2011 Realignment Support Services Account funds from the Protective Services Subaccount to the Behavioral Health Subaccount may not exceed 10% of the amount deposited in the immediately preceding fiscal year in the subaccount in the Support Services Account with the lowest balance. The amount deposited into the Behavioral Health Subaccount in Fiscal Year 2016/17 was $33,098,601. This reallocation does not exceed 10% of the deposit. (100% 2011 State Realignment)

BACKGROUND:

The reallocation of 2011 Realignment funds from one subaccount to another is allowable, per California Government Code Section 30025(f)(4)(A-E) (“Code”). The Code requires Board of Supervisor approval that the decision to reallocate funds was based on the most cost effective use of available resources to maximize client outcomes.

The funds reallocated from EHSD Protective Services Subaccount to the Health Services Department Behavioral Health Subaccount will be used to enhance and increase existing specialty mental health services for children receiving services from EHSD-Children and Family Services (CFS) to support mental health services in step down in placement care levels and/or to sustain children in family-based care under the state Continuum of Care Reform Initiative (AB403). These funds can only be used for children who are receiving foster care and/or in-home services from EHSD-CFS or for children whose families are involved with Emergency Response and are referred for Mental Health services by EHSD-CFS.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

EHSD-Children and Family Services and HSD-Children’s Mental Health will be unable to provide the desired specialty mental health services for children who are receiving foster care and/or in-home services, or children whose families are involved with Emergency Response.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This action supports four of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; 2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; 3) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and 4) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families, by supporting successful step-down placement and/or sustaining children in family-based care.