DATE: December 11, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Joe Martinez, Chair, Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee
SUBJECT: Foster Care Standards and Oversights Committee 2017-18 Annual Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Accept the 2017-2018 Fresno County Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee annual report and planned actions for 2018-2019.
REPORT
The Fresno County Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee (FCFCSOC) was created by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in 2001, as explained in its bylaws, "To exercise oversight and review of systems and services which affect children focusing on, but not limited to, the foster care system. To that end, the FCFCSOC shall do the following: A. Advise and make recommendations for continuous and lasting system improvements, and B. Provide a forum for community input related to the FCFCSOC purpose. Additionally, the FCFCSOC...shall participate in lawfully constituted multi-disciplinary review teams that review cases involving child abuse or neglect and participate in Department of Children and Family Services internal review committees."
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action at this time.
DISCUSSION:
Over the past few years the work of the FCFCSOC has moved away from its stated purpose and instead consisted of regular subcommittee meetings which served as valuable interagency/organization communication forums, but are no longer driven by an overarching, clear direction from the full FCFCSOC. Subcommittees are: 1. Children's Mental Health, 2. Education, 3. Recruitment, Development, Support and Public Relations, 4. Continuum of Care Reform.
This year's FCFCSOC annual report has a different format than years past. Typically, a collection of subcommittee reports are submitted, along with a list of informational presentations held throughout the year for the full FCFCSOC....
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