| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD MEETING DATE: March 20, 2018
CATEGORY: Consent - Health and Human Services-4.
SUBJECT:
Revenue agreement with California Department of
Public Health, California Oral Health Program |
| | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENT: | Health and Human Services Agency-Public Health
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| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : All
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Terri Fields Hosler, MPH, RD-Public Health Branch Director, (530) 245-6861
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Terri Fields Hosler, MPH, RD-Public Health Branch Director
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No Additional General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Take the following actions: (1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the: (a) retroactive revenue agreement with the California Department of Public Health in an amount not to exceed $944,450 to implement the Local Oral Health Program for the period January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022; (b) California Civil Rights Certification; and (c) Contractor Certification Clauses Certification; (2) approve and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Director, or his/her designated Branch Director, or Deputy Branch Director, limited authority to execute prospective and retroactive amendments to the program plan documents and budgets that result in a net change of no more than $94,445 and other minor, non-monetary amendments as necessary during the term of the agreement providing all such amendments otherwise comply with Administrative Policy 6-101, Shasta County Contracts Manual; and (3) adopt a salary resolution, effective April 1, 2018, which adds 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Public Health Program and Policy Analyst position and 1.0 FTE Typist Clerk II position to the HHSA – Public Health budget.
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| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
The California Department of Public Health, California Oral Health Program has been awarded a five-year grant from Proposition 56, The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 (Prop56). As a result, Shasta County’s Health and Human Services Agency- Public Health Branch has been awarded $944,450 for the four-and-a-half-year period beginning January 1, 2018 through June 30th, 2022. The purpose of the Grant is to implement local activities aligned with the California Oral Health Plan around oral health education, dental disease prevention, linkage to treatment, surveillance, and case management services in the community. Evidence-based or evidence informed strategies recommended in the California Oral Health Plan will be implemented by the Public Health Branch, while collaborating with existing, and creating new partnerships.
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| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve this agreement, may direct staff to modify the terms of the agreement, or revise the recommended authority for the Director to sign future amendments.
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| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The Support Services Department – Personnel Unit created the Salary Resolution. County Counsel has approved the agreement as to form. Risk Management has approved the agreement. The recommendation has been review by the County Administrative Office.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCING
Although the current agreement is for five years, the department is assured by the state that this funding will continue and so a sunset date on the new positions are not requested. The HHSA – Public Health (411) Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2017/18 has sufficient appropriations for this new grant money. The HHSA - Public Health Branch will include revenue and expenditures associated with this agreement in future budget requests to the Board. There is no additional General Fund impact with the approval of the recommendations.
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