DATE: August 23, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with Fresno Unified School District
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Revenue Agreement with Fresno Unified School District for Project ACCESS case management services, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 ($59,451).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Social Services to continue to provide social work services to homeless children and families at Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) school sites, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve this agreement, homeless children who reside within FUSD boundaries will not receive specialized on-site case management services by Department staff.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The signed agreement was received by the Department on June 28, 2016. The recommended Agreement is retroactive due to the processing time required to prepare the recommended agreement for your Board's approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended Agreement will provide the Department with $59,451 in revenue from FUSD to offset Child Welfare direct services cost not claimed to Federal sources. The revenue amount was mutually determined, and is determined using the Department's share of cost. Two Department social workers are assigned to work with Project ACCESS. The total cost of one social worker is estimated at $155,464, which is offset with Federal ($56,379), 2011 Child Welfare Realignment in lieu of State General fund ($69,360) and 1991 Realignment ($29,725) funds which covers the County share of cost. Funds received by FUSD are federal funds, and cannot be used to match federal funds received by the Department for social work...
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