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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 084-2023 delegating authority to the HHSA Director to accept and execute ongoing Revenue Agreements from granting agencies and any amendments thereto, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, that are required to fund ongoing HHSA programs per Attachment A to the Resolution and are included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget; and
2) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director or Agency Chief Fiscal Officer to execute any required fiscal and programmatic reports for said funding agreements and allocations.
FUNDING: Federal, State, and Local 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. In accordance with this policy, HHSA presents all new funding/revenue agreements and grants to the Board for approval. The County of El Dorado HHSA receives many ongoing grant awards and funding allocations on an annual basis that are a mainstay for the operation and which support multiple HHSA programs. Since 2007, HHSA has processed an average of thirty-five revenue agreements each year, the majority of which are ongoing grant funding and include renewals or amendments to prior year agreements.
In compliance with Board Policy A-6, HHSA has submitted an annual Resolution to the Board for adoption, beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16. This resolution lists the ongoing grant funding, allocations, and agreements that the Board has previously approved and are anticipated to receive annual funding. The resolution requests delegation of authority to the HHSA Director to execute the associated agreements or amendments for the upcoming and specified fiscal year, based on prior Board approvals. This process has increased efficiency in processing associated agreements and documents, thereby decreasing the amount of...
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