To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: Appointments to the Family and Children’s Trust Committee
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Nakenya Allen to the At-Large #1 seat, Emily Hampshire to the Discipline Specific #1 seat – First 5 Commission, and Dr. Rhiannon Shires to the Discipline Specific #2 seat – Mental Health, with terms ending September 30, 2028, on the Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT), as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
On January 7, 2020 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/1 adopting policy governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the Board of Supervisors. Included in this resolution was the requirement that applications for at large/countywide seats be reviewed by a Board of Supervisors committee.
The Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT), was established in 1982 by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to make funding recommendations on the allocation of a variety of funds for prevention and intervention services to reduce child abuse and neglect, provide supportive services to families and children, and promote a more coordinated, seamless system of services for families. Funding for FACT supported projects derived from federal and state program legislation, and donations to the County’s Family and Children’s Trust Fund.
Every two years, the members of the FACT establish a series of County priorities for the use of these funds through review of existing data and reports and by holding Public Hearings in various areas of the county. The Committee then develops a competitive bidding process to select non-profit, community-based agencies that can best provide the services determined to be most important. Program recommendations are made to the Board of Superv...
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