To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: IHSS - Contract # 20-362-3 In-House Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Council Stipends
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay up to eleven In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Council members, $24 per meeting for 21 meetings in the fiscal year 2025-2026 starting July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for a total cost not to exceed $5,550 in stipends, to defray meeting attendance costs, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
50% Federal, 47% State, 3% County funds; all of which is budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors' Ordinance No. 2001-7, Division 55-2.210 established the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Advisory Committee. The primary role of IHSS Public Authority Committee is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Public Authority Governing Board (Board of Supervisors), Public Authority staff, and the administrators of IHSS.
The IHSS Public Authority Advisory Council members receive $24 stipends to attend Advisory Council meetings, paid through the Auditor-Controller's office to defray attendance costs of members. The action is recommended by the IHSS Public Authority Advisory Board. Stipends are acceptable Advisory Committee expenditures as outlined in County Fiscal Letter 08/09-10 published by the California Department of Social Services on August 8, 2008. The IHSS Public Authority receives an annual allocation every year to cover the costs of IHSS Public Authority Advisory Committee. The federal and state governments reimburse the expenses quarterly through an established claiming process.
Previous stipends have been authorized by the Board of Supervisors on September 10, 2024 for FY 2024-25 (C.43) and on May 23, 2023 for FY 2023-24 (C.82).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This action supports two of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (1)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient" and (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without stipends, meeting costs may be prohibitive for Advisory Council members.