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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 080-2025 delegating authority to the HHSA Director or Chief Assistant Director to accept and execute ongoing Revenue/Grant Agreements from granting agencies and any amendments thereto, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, as applicable, that are required to fund ongoing HHSA programs, as outlined in Attachment A to the Resolution and are included in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget; and
2) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director, Chief Assistant Director, or Agency Chief Fiscal Officer to execute any required fiscal and programmatic reports for said Revenue/Grant Agreements.
FUNDING: Federal and State funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors’ Policy A-6, Grant Applications, establishes the Board as the sole authority for accepting grant awards over $10,000. In accordance with this policy, HHSA presents all new Funding/Revenue and Grant Agreements that meet this threshold (hereinafter referred to as “revenue agreements”) to the Board for acceptance and execution. On an annual basis, HHSA receives many ongoing grant awards and funding allocations that support multiple HHSA programs and are a mainstay for operations. Since 2007, HHSA has processed an average of 35 revenue agreements each year, the majority of which are ongoing grant funding and include renewals or amendments to prior year agreements.
Revenue agreements and amendments can often be received late from the funding entity (i.e. after the start of the funding period) and require a short turnaround timeline from HHSA to return the executed agreement to secure funding. Prior to 2015, HHSA would present each individual revenue agreement for Board acceptance at the next available board date, which would often delay processing time. Program costs incurred before a revenue agreement or amendment is fully executed cannot be applied against...
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