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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	September 22, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Family and Children's Trust Committee (FACT) Policies and Procedures Revisions

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/22/2020

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:

Elaine Burres 608-4960

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: September 22, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the revised Policies and Procedures of the Family and Children’s Trust (FACT) Committee, and APPROVE recommendation to extend by one additional year any second year 2020-2021 FACT contracts that meet the criteria for renewal.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

Employment and Human Services, on behalf of the Family and Children’s Trust (FACT) Committee, is requesting the following:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Amendment of the FACT Policies and Procedures. Over the course of the last year, the FACT Committee has taken on the task to update the FACT Policies and Procedures to reflect current practices, membership make up, alignment with County and EHSD contract policies as well as ensure document consistency. The revised amendment was presented to the Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee on August 24, 2020 for recommendation and approval to move forward to the Board of Supervisors. FHS supported the recommendation and approved the amended Policies and Procedures to proceed with a noted correction to Article II, Paragraph 2 included in the attached. This board order is in compliance with the current FACT Policies and Procedures, Article IX. The FACT Committee members approved the Policies and Procedures amendment on August 3, 2020 with the required 2/3 majority vote, and unanimously accepted the recommended changes to the FACT Policies and Procedures.

Approval to allow the FACT Committee to offer current second year FACT contract recipients the option to be extended a third year contract renewal. This action is requested to support funding stability to these agencies as we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to allow these agencies to provide needed services to our community, as well as aligning the third year renewal with that reflected in the recommended FACT Policies and Procedure modification. The FACT Committee voted on August 3, 2020, with a unanimous vote to accept the recommended move to a third year contract renewal for existing FACT contract recipients that meet the criteria for renewal.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Policies and Procedures will not accurately reflect the FACT Committee composition and current day practices. Current second year FACT recipients will not have the option to have stable funding in light of the COVID-19 crisis thus securing funding for a third year and the FACT Committee and EHSD Staff will initiate the RFP process for the 2021-2020 contract year.