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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the California Department of Veterans Affairs “Annual Subvention Certificate of Compliance” and “Annual Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate of Compliance” forms, which appoints and authorizes the County’s Veterans Services Officer (CVSO) to participate in these programs, and delegates authority to the CVSO, and their Veteran Services Program designees, to sign CalVet semi-annual reports, administrative documents, and fee waivers that are required to receive reimbursement funding from these programs for Fiscal Year 2024-25;
2) Authorize the CVSO to actively participate in the promotion of the California Veterans License Plate program authorized under California Military and Veterans Code (CMVC) Section 972.1;
3) Authorize the use of special interest license plate fees, in accordance with CMVC Section 972.2, which are deposited in a special revenue fund for a 0.5 full time equivalent Office Assistant I/II in the Veterans Services Program; and
4) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 221-2024 to delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, on behalf of the County, to sign the Annual Subvention Certificate of Compliance and the Annual Medical Cost Avoidance Certificate of Compliance forms issued in subsequent years, contingent upon approval by the Veterans Services Program Manager and County Counsel.
FUNDING: 9.5% State subvention funding, 0.2% Federal Medi-Cal matching funds, 3.7% Special Revenue Funds, 3.7% Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax Funds, 1.6% Mental Health Services Act Funds, and 81.3% County General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
A CVSO is a Veteran and a county employee whose duty is to assist the veteran community in applying for and maintaining available benefits and entitlements for which they may be eligible. All counties that appoint a CVSO, according to the provisions of the CMVC...
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