To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: AAA - Contract # 40-545-0 Empowered Aging - Measure X
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Empowered Aging, in an amount not to exceed $355,138 to provide Long Term Care Ombudsman services for the period September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$355,138: 100% Measure X, of which $177,569 is budgeted in FY 24-25 and $177,569 will be budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
Measure X is a countywide 20-year, ½ cent sales tax approved by Contra Costa County voters on November 3, 2020. Collection of the tax began on April 1, 2021. The ballot measure language stated that the intent of Measure X is “to keep Contra Costa’s regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers, emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services.
On November 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Measure X policy and funding allocation expenditure plan, which includes support for the local implementation of the Master Plan for Aging.
Empowered Aging provides Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services in Contra Costa and responds to reports of abuse of residents of long-term care facilities. Services also include representing residents with issues related to day-to-day care, health, safety and personal preferences.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Contract supports the fourth community outcome of Contra Costa County’s Children’s Report Card: “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing.”
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
County will be unable to provide Long Term Care Ombudsman Services to older adults in Contra Costa County.