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Acting as the Governing Board of the El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging, Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Approve the Fiscal Year 2017/18 Area Plan Update to the 2016/20 El Dorado County Area Plan for Senior Services; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Transmittal Letter for submittal of said Area Plan Update to the California Department of Aging.
FUNDING: 52% County General Fund, 16% Donations, 30% Federal Funding, and 2% State Funding.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 Area Plan Update (Area Plan Update) to the 2016-2020 El Dorado County Plan for Senior Services (Area Plan) and authorize the Chair to sign the Transmittal Letter under which the Area Plan Update will be submitted to the California Department of Aging (CDA), thus ensuring HHSA meets the requirements of the funding source.
The Area Plan Update was developed with input from the Commission on Aging (COA), an Advisory Committee to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The COA works with the Director of the Area Agency on Aging on community interests and issues faced by seniors in El Dorado County.
The County is required to submit an annual update to the four-year Area Plan to the State in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 1.8., Chapter 3, Article, 3, Section 7304. The annual update must be approved by the Board of Supervisors, as the governing board of the El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Area Plan Update provides a description of significant accomplishments that occurred during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017 and provides guidance in FY 2017-2018 for the ongoing provision of senior services in El Dorado County.
The COA, as the advisory council for the Area Agency on Aging, is actively involved in all aspects of the 2016-2020 Area Plan. The COA assisted HHSA staff i...
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