| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: September 12, 2017
CATEGORY: Consent - Health and Human Services-20.
SUBJECT:
California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) Certificate of Compliance Agreements |
| | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENT: | Veterans Services
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| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : All
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Celestina Traver, VSR III, (530)225-5616
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Tommy R. Key, Veteran Services Officer
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No Additional General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Fiscal Year 2017-18 California Department of Veterans Affairs Certificates of Compliance to allow the Veterans Service Officer to participate in: (1) The County Subvention Program; and (2) the Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program. |
| | | | | | | | SUMMARY
Certificates of Compliance for both revenue programs are submitted annually by the County Veterans Service Office (CVSO) to the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) as a condition for receiving CalVet funding. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The CVSO continues to provide the highest quality service to Veterans and their families. The workload units for the CVSO are consistently high. The federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expenditures for compensation and pension awards within Shasta County exceeded $7.3 million in FY 2016/2017. The bulk of the awards granted by the VA are to disabled Veterans or lower income Veterans and their families. Participation in the Subvention and the Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance programs enhance the overall services provided by the CVSO and reduces expenditures associated with CalWORKs and other aid programs. |
| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The only alternative would be to decline participation in the CalVet Subvention and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance programs. However, to decline participation would eliminate funding for the CVSO. |
| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The Shasta County Auditor-Controller has certified to CalVet that Subvention funds have been exclusive expended for the operation of the CVSO. County Counsel has approved the two certificates of Compliance agreements as to form. The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendations. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCING
The CalVet Subvention program, Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance program, and the County General Fund support the CVSO budget. Projected CalVet Subvention revenue in the amount $110,000 is included in the CVSO's FY 2016/2017 Adopted Budget. There is no additional General Fund impact associated with the approval of the recommendations. |
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