DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
Oralia Gomez, Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
SUBJECT: Second Hearing for Amendment of Fresno County Ordinance Code Amendment to Allow Compensation for In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee Members
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing and adopt an Ordinance amending the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.80, Section 2.80.150, "Fresno County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority"; and waive reading of Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will conduct a second hearing and adopt an ordinance to amend Section 2.80.150, Chapter 2.80, "Fresno County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority" to the County Ordinance Code. This item comes before the Board following the first hearing on February 20, 2024 to allow In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Advisory Committee (AC) members to receive a $50 stipend for attending monthly meetings to encourage AC participation with no Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could elect not to pass the proposed ordinance amendment, in which case members would remain ineligible to receive compensation for participation on the IHSS AC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase to Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. The Advisory Committees (AC) is a component of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authorities (PA) allocation. The IHSS AC has been effectively operating within the designated fiscal allocation, and no County General Fund resources are utilized for the IHSS AC.
DISCUSSION:
The IHSS AC was created as mandated by Assembly Bill (AB) 1682. On August 1, 2000, the Board approved the methodology for selection and recruitment of a nine member IHSS AC, consisting of five past or present consumers of the IHSS program, two past or presen...
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