County of Fresno - File #: 15-1536

• File #: 15-1536
• Name: DSS Salary and Budget Resolutions
• In control: Social Services
• On agenda: 12/15/2015
• Final action: 12/15/2015
• Enactment #: Salary Resolution No. 15-050, Resolution No. 15-612, Resolution No. 15-613, Resolution No. 15-614
• Title: 1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution (Appendix "D") adding 32 positions to the Department of Social Services Org 5610 effective December 21, 2015. 2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Welfare Advance Fund Organization 1120 in the amount of $901,389 (4/5 vote). 3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations for the Protective Services Subaccount Organization 6210 in the amount of $297,534 (4/5 vote). 4. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Social Services Admin Org 56107001 in the amount of $1,198,923 (4/5 vote).

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2015	Board of Supervisors	Conducted Hearings	Pass

DATE: December 15, 2015

TO: Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira
Director, Department of Social Services

SUBJECT: Department of Social Services Salary and Budget Resolutions

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution (Appendix "D") adding 32 positions to the Department of Social Services Org 5610 effective December 21, 2015.
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Welfare Advance Fund Organization 1120 in the amount of $901,389 (4/5 vote).
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations for the Protective Services Subaccount Organization 6210 in the amount of $297,534 (4/5 vote).
4. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2015-16 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Department of Social Services Admin Org 56107001 in the amount of $1,198,923 (4/5 vote).

REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will ensure the Department has sufficient staffing to mitigate workload increases and new programmatic requirements in the CalWORKs and Child Welfare Services Programs, administer new grant requirements under the CalWORKs Housing Support and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Programs, and hire additional administrative and managerial positions needed to support line staff increases since 2013. The recommended Amendment to the Salary Resolution and the Budget Resolutions will increase permanent positions by 32 positions, with no increase in net County cost.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):

If the Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Department will not have sufficient staffing to meet the current workload demands of the programs mandated to provide for the safety and security of at-risk children and families, and may result in monetary penalties due to failure to substantially comply with State and Federal legislation.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no increase in net Coun...