DATE: July 9, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kari Gilbert, Director, Department of Child Support Services
SUBJECT: Amended Plan of Cooperation between the California Department of Child Support Services and the Fresno County Department of Child Support Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Child Support Services to execute an Amended Plan of Cooperation between the California Department of Child Support Services and the Fresno County Department of Child Support Services effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 ($0).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The purpose of the Plan of Cooperation (POC) is to define and allocate responsibilities for administering Child Support Enforcement services within the County, in relation to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1935. The current POC was amended and went into effect on May 20, 2021. Approval of the recommended action will authorize the Director of the Department of Child Support Services to sign and execute an Amended POC with the California Department of Child Support Services. The California Department of Child Support Services only requires the Fresno County Department of Child Support Services Director signature on the POC. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If the recommended action is not approved and the Director of the Department of Child Support Services does not sign and return the POC to the California Department of Child Support Services, it may result in the withholding of part or all federal and state funds including incentive funds, or other compliance actions authorized by federal or state law, regulation, or policy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Department is fully funded by Federal (66%) and State (34%) revenue sources.
DISCUSSION:
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