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C. 39

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	March 21, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Appointments to the Family & Children’s Trust Committee

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/21/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Laura Malone, 925-608-4943

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: March 21, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT Liliana Gonzalez to the First 5 seat on the Family & Children’s Trust Committee (FACT) with a term expiring September 30, 2024, and Erin Cabezas to the Mental Health seat on the FACT with a term expiring September 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for this action.

BACKGROUND:

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/1 adopting policy governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the Board of Supervisors. Included in this resolution is the requirement that applications for at-large/countywide seats be reviewed by a Board of Supervisors committee.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT) was established in 1982 by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to make funding recommendations on the allocation of a variety of funds for prevention and intervention services to reduce child abuse and neglect, to provide supportive services to families and children, and to promote a more coordinated, seamless system of services for families. Funding for FACT supported projects derived from federal and state program legislation and donations to the County’s Family and Children’s Trust Fund.

Every two years, the members of the FACT establish a series of County priorities for the use of these funds through review of existing data and reports and by holding Public Hearings in various areas of the County. The Committee then develops a competitive bidding process to select non-profit, community-based agencies that can best provide the services determined to be most important. Program recommendations are made to the Board of Supervisors, which makes the final funding decisions. The Committee continues to evaluate these funded programs to ensure continued provision of quality service and achievement of stated goals. Programs currently being supported include countywide parenting classes, therapeutic day care for emotionally disturbed children, treatment for families, young children and teens with both substance abuse and child abuse issues, services for homeless families, and projects to support children whose mothers have been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The FACT has up to fifteen members who are appointed by the Board and include citizens with expertise in children’s issues, education, law, non-profit agency management, public health, and program research/evaluation. In addition, the Director of the Child Abuse Prevention Council sits as an ex-officio member of the Committee and participates in all matters except actually voting on funding recommendations. Terms for all Commission seats are two years.

At-Large and non-District appointed seat vacancies on the FACT have been assigned for Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee review since 2003.

At the February 27, 2023 FHS Meeting, the Committee approved the appointment of Liliana Gonzalez to the First 5 seat on the FACT with a term expiring September 30, 2024, and Erin Cabezas to the Mental Health seat on the FACT with a term expiring September 30, 2023.