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C. 17

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	February 3, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

EHSD, Workforce Services Bureau, CalWORKs Subsidized Expanded Employment Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/03/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Candace Flint, 313-1753

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: February 3, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE Appropriation and Revenue Adjustment No. 5034 authorizing revenue and expenses in the net amount of $2,114,080 for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Expanded Subsidized Employment Program (County Fiscal Letter, CFL 14/15-18).

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% State in the amount of $2,114,080. No net County cost increase.

BACKGROUND:

The previously authorized Expanded Subsidized Employment Program provides subsidized employment of 20 to 40 hours per week for a maximum of six months. Employment &Human Services will work with county, public, non-profit and private-sector employers to make employment slots available to eligible Welfare-to-Work participants, focusing specifically on participants who are limited English proficient, challenged by domestic violence, veterans, have a criminal or arrest history, disabled, pregnant and parenting youth, and those participants completing the family stabilization component of the Welfare-to-Work program. Employers are reimbursed no less than $9 but not to exceed $20 per hour, with a bonus opportunity if the employer continues to employment the participant following the subsidy period.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Appropriation will not be properly allocated.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Does not apply.