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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 093-2022 delegating authority to the HHSA Agency Director or HHSA Director of Behavioral Health, on behalf of the County, to accept annual funding and execute all necessary documents required to secure and maintain the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) and Community Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) allocations issued by the Department of Health Care Services through June 30, 2023, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, as applicable;
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Agency Director or HHSA Director of Behavioral Health to execute, on behalf of the County, additional documents related to those specific allocations and any amendments thereto, that do not increase Net County Cost, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, as applicable;
3) Approve and authorize the HHSA Agency Director or Behavioral Health Director to execute any required programmatic reports for said allocations; and
4) Approve and authorize the HHSA Agency Director or Chief Fiscal Officer to execute any required fiscal reports for said funding allocations.
FUNDING: 100% Federal and State 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 and approving grant agreements. Over the years, and in accordance with said Policy, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has presented many funding/revenue agreements, grants, and other funding allocations to the Board for approval.
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issues at least two annual revenue allocations/agreements to the Health and Human Services Agency that require signature by the HHSA Agency Director or HHSA Behavioral Health Director. These include the 1) Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessnes...
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