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SOCIAL SERVICES - Director Bekkie Emery
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Requested Action(s)
recommendation
a) AGREEMENT - Request Board confirmation of County Fiscal Letter 25/26-59
from the California Department of Social Services that provides the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2025-26 Maintenance of Effort Requirement for the In-Home Supportive Services Program in the amount of $2,988,289 and the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Reconciliation amount of $313,029
b) Request authorization for the Auditor's Office to pay invoices up to the combined
amount of $3,301,318
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Financial Impact:
The In-Home Supportive Services' (IHSS) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) is the County cost of IHSS providers' wages and hours of service. The County Social Services share is paid using Health and Welfare 1991 Realignment funds. The costs share in excess of the $1.10 state participation cap to be added in future years is in year 2 of the State augment, resulting in no additional impact to the General Fund at this time. The Preliminary IHSS MOE includes the $1.00 negotiated pay increase for providers that began July 1, 2024, but does not include the additional negotiated increase of $0.25 that began July 1, 2025. This will be added in the following fiscal year, as explained in the Background Information. It is estimated to be an additional $81,388.
Background Information:
This request is brought to the Board each fiscal year for approval of the annual County Fiscal Letter (CFL) as an Agreement. The annual IHSS MOE amount is provided through an annual CFL. The amount of the MOE is Preliminary until the fiscal year ends. After fiscal year end, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) incorporates changes made during the fiscal year to determine the Final MOE. This becomes the following fiscal year's Preliminary MOE.
As an Example:
1) CFL 25/26-59 provides the Final MOE for the last FY 24/25.
2) The amount becomes the Preliminary IHSS MOE for current FY 25/26.
3) When FY 25/...
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