To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approval of transfer of 1991 Realignment from Public Health to Social Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find that the decision to make a change in the allocation 1991 Public Health realignment monies is based on the most cost-effective use of available resources to maximize client outcomes; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to send a certified copy of these findings to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); and
3. Direct the DHHS to forward a document containing this finding to the State Controller; and
4. Approve to transfer state/local program realignment funds from Public Health Fund (3444) to the Social Services Fund (1160) per WIC 17600.20(a); and
5. Approve to transfer state/local program Realignment Funds from Public Health Fund (3444) to the Social Services Fund (1160) per WIC 17600.20(b).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
In 1991, the Legislature enacted a major State-Local Program Realignment through Chapters 87, 89, and 91, Statutes of 1991 (AB 758, AB 1288, and AB 948). This realignment transferred certain program responsibilities from the State to counties, revised State-county cost-sharing ratios, and established dedicated revenue streams through increases to the state sales tax and Vehicle License Fee (VLF). These revenues are deposited into realignment accounts to support the ongoing financial obligations associated with health and human services programs.
Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) section 17600.20(a) authorizes counties to transfer up to 10% of the annual deposits in a realignment account to another realignment account. In addition, WIC section 17600....
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