DATE: August 7, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendments with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County for Nurse-Family Partnership and Nurse Liaison
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Agreement No. 16-683 with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County for the Nurse-Family Partnership program extending the term by one year from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 and increasing the maximum by $226,356 to a total of $626,964.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Agreement No. 16-684 with Children and Families Commission of Fresno County for the Nurse Liaison program extending the term by one year from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 and increasing the maximum by $385,592 to a total of $1,049,973.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will provide the Department of Public Health with an additional year, for a total term of three years, of funding from the Children and Families Commission of Fresno County (First 5) to support the existing Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Nurse Liaison programs. In addition, the recommended amendments will allow the County to draw down approximately $718,455 of Federal Financial Participation (FFP). The First 5 and FFP funding will support salary and benefits, operational and indirect costs, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would not be able to accept First 5 funds nor draw down FFP funding, which supports salary and benefits, operational and indirect costs for both programs. Non-approval would also lead to a reduction in the Department's NFP and Nurse Liaison staff and services that currently provide much needed assistance to children ages 0 to ...
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