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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board adopt Resolution 035-2015 to:
1) Authorize HHSA to establish a charitable fund for senior services programs and activities to be known as the County of El Dorado Senior Services Fund;
2) Authorize HHSA to take necessary actions to establish a County Trust Account for all revenue and interest received from the County of El Dorado Senior Services Fund; and
3) Supersede and replace Resolution 198-2014 which authorized the establishment of a charitable fund solely for the Senior Day Care Services Program.
FUNDING: Donations.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no Net County Cost associated with the Resolution. Senior services programs and activities are funded by Federal and State grant funding, fees for services, miscellaneous donations, and County General Fund Contribution.
Background
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) administers and coordinates an array of services and programs that promote the health and well-being of older adults throughout the community. Senior services programs directly administered by HHSA currently include the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), Senior Day Care, Adult Protective Services, Public Guardian, Senior Peer Counseling, Area Agency on Aging programs such as Senior Nutrition, Senior Legal Services, Elder Abuse Prevention, Family Caregiver Support Program, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Senior Activities, Information and Assistance, Senior Health Education Program, You Are Not Alone (YANA) Telephone Reassurance Program, and Senior Shuttle services. Additional senior services and activities delivered in coordination with HHSA include the Annual Older American’s Day Celebration, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), Commission on Aging, AARP Tax Assistance, and the Transen Program in South Lake Tahoe.
On November 17, 2014, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 198-2014 which authorized HHSA to establis...
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