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C. 42

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Marsh, Interim Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	April 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Bertino Charitable Trust Donation - Stipend Payments

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/12/2022

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:	C. Youngblood (925) 608-4964
cc:	Jessica Laumann Laura Volante Lori Castillo Alysia Dellaserra

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: April 12, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay stipends in an amount not to exceed $500 per Contra Costa County dependent youth for the discretionary expenses for the unfunded needs of children who enter the Contra Costa County Child Welfare system, as approved by the Employment and Human Services Department, for a total payment amount not to exceed $20,862 for the period April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding by a one-time donation from Randick, O’Dea, Tooliatos, Vermont and Sargent, LLP, on behalf of Bertino Charitable Trust. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

Children who enter the Child Welfare system have experienced trauma and loss due to any number of situations involving abuse, abandonment and/or neglect. Addressing this trauma and loss while focusing on the needs of each individual child often requires any number of resources.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In December 2021, Contra Costa County received a one-time unsolicited donation in the amount of $20,861.86 from Trust Attorney’s Randick, O’Dea, Tooliatos, Vermont and Sargent, LLP, on behalf of the Bertino Charitable Trust. The donation from Bertino Charitable Trust, directed to be utilized for the benefit of Contra Costa County dependent youth, was approved by the Board of Supervisors at its February 1, 2022 meeting (C.46). These stipends will enable EHSD to utilize the funds from the donation to help fulfill the unfunded discretionary expenses and needs of Contra Costa County foster youth that are not funded by Federal, State, or County funds. Stipends will be disbursed to department approved recipients.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Funds from one-time donation will not be utilized to benefit dependent children of Contra Costa County as intended.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The funding will support four of the five community outcomes established in Contra Costa County’s 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 Economically Self-Sufficient”; and (4)"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by fulfilling the needs of the children in the Child Welfare System.