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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 084-2020 delegating authority to the Health and Human Services Agency Director, on behalf of the County, to accept funding and execute all necessary documents required to secure and maintain Revenue Agreements from funding sources or granting agencies, as specified on Attachment A to the Resolution, that will be included in the Recommended Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget, or as previously approved individually by the Board, in order to provide needed revenue for the operation of Health and Human Services Agency programs, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, as applicable;
2) Delegate authority to the Health and Human Services Agency Director to execute, on behalf of the County, additional documents related to those funding/revenue agreements, grants, and allocations, that do not increase net County cost, and any amendments thereto, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, as applicable; and
3) Approve and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or Chief Fiscal Officer to execute any required fiscal and programmatic reports for said funding agreements and allocations.
FUNDING: Federal, State, Local, and City Funding sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Historically, many funding agreements, grants, and funding allocations are received late with short approval and processing deadlines from the granting agency causing a delay in accessing the funding and resulting in a reduced level of service or additional cost to other funding sources, including the General Fund, to sustain the program operation during the Board approval process. Also, if additional funds are added during the period of the funding/revenue agreement, an amendment is required before funds can be used. The amendments may occur toward the end of the funding period, resulting in an abbreviated period of time to ...
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