REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  June  20, 2017
CATEGORY:  Consent - Health and Human Services-8.

SUBJECT:

Training Services Agreements with the University of California, Davis

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Tracy Tedder, Branch Director, (530) 229-8425

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Tracy Tedder, HHSA BSS Branch Director

RECOMMENDATION

Take the following actions regarding the Regents of the University of California, Davis for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: (1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a renewal agreement in the amount of $25,500 to provide training for staff in Child Welfare; and (2) approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a renewal agreement in the amount of $106,250 to provide training for staff in Eligibility Services, CalWORKs, and General Services.

SUMMARY

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DISCUSSION

Approval of these agreements will allow U.C. Davis (UCD) to continue to provide training to Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) staff in accordance with the annual training plan submitted to and approved by the Training Bureau of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS).  UCD has been satisfactorily providing this type of training to employees of Shasta County for many years. Through these agreements, UCD provides training to HHSA staff in subject areas selected by HHSA.  Because UCD supports this effort by providing matching resources equal to the County’s share of cost under a training collaborative arrangement, California counties receive a training opportunity that could not easily be procured at this cost through other providers outside of these arrangements.  Matching resources for Child Welfare differ from those available for other areas within the HHSA requiring separate contracts for these training components.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to approve these agreements or direct HHSA staff to seek alternative training services.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has approved the agreements as to form. Risk Management has approved the agreements. The recommendation has been reviewed by the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

Seventy-five percent ($19,125) of the Child Welfare training agreement is reimbursed through the Federal Child Welfare Services training allocation, with twenty-five percent ($6,375), equal to the County share of cost, funded by UCD as an in-kind match.  Ninety percent ($95,625) of the Eligibility Services, CalWORKs, and General Services trainings are reimbursed through federal and state allocations with ten percent ($10,625), equal to the County share of cost, funded by UCD as an in-kind match.  These funds are included in the Social Services Administration FY 2017-18 Recommended Budget.  There is no additional General Fund impact from the recommended action.