To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 40-459-4 Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
☒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 Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, in an amount not to exceed $300,486 to provide legal assistance and elder abuse prevention services for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$300,486: 55% Federal (Older Americans Act) and 45% State (Older Californians Act); all of which is budgeted in FY 24-25.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) provides legal assistance and elder abuse prevention services in Contra Costa County for the provision of Title III B Supportive Services - Legal Assistance program and the provision of Title VII Elder Abuse Prevention. CCSLS assists seniors and the disabled with housing, elder abuse, consumer prevention, public benefit, advance health care directives, and other issues. CCSLS also provides Elder Abuse Prevention training at Senior Centers and other locations across Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports one of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing."
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, seniors in Contra Costa County will not receive legal assistance and elder abuse services.