To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Defender
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Allocation of 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Social Worker III and approve a Supplemental Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Allocate 1.0 FTE Social Worker III, (Class 0727, Salary Range 400, bargaining unit 004) in budget unit 219, amending Appendix A of the July 1, 2017- June 30, 2020 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Memorandum of Understanding classification plan effective immediately following approval; and
2. Adopt the attached fiscal year 2019-20 supplemental budget and direct the Auditor-Controller to perform the budget adjustment in the amount of $93,900.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
In March 2019, the Public Defender's Office responded to the Department of Health and Human Services' Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects that would address the needs of individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in accordance with any and all applicable Homeless Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) requirements.
The Public Defender's proposal requested funding to hire a social worker to work with clients to obtain and maintain permanent housing, and associated costs including the purchase of equipment to support a new position and a pool of funding to secure and maintain housing including security deposits, and up to 3 months of emergency rent payments.
On April 16, 2019, your Board approved funding allocations recommended by the RFP Evaluation Committee including the project described above in the amount of $274,599 for a 2-year period.
On Aug. 20, 2019, your Board adopted the new classification of Social Worker III (Class 0727, Salary Range 475) for Public Defender budget Unit 219, and adopted Resolution No. 19-76 approving the amendment of Appendix A of the July 1, 2...
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