To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Accept Donation of $4,000.00 from the American Automobile Association (AAA) Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Donation Program and Supplemental Budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health CPS Program (1175420001) in the amount of $4,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept a donation of $4,000 from the AAA for the Child Passenger Safety Donation Program;
2. Authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to sign the AAA Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Donation Program Award Letter (Attachment 1);
3. Authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to accept and sign all subsequent donations from AAA, reporting donations of $200 or more to the Board as required by county policy;
4. Approve the attached supplemental budget (Attachment 2) in the amount of $4,000 for FY 2024-25 for DHHS - Public Health CPS Program (1175420001) (4/5 Vote Required); and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one certified copy of the Board Order relating to this item to DHHS - Public Health.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1002- Remove barriers to quality healthcare
DISCUSSION:
Since 2003, the County of Humboldt DHHS - Public Health Maternal Child and Adolescent Health's (MCAH) CPS Program has distributed car seats to low-income families. The goal to reduce death and injuries to children from birth to twelve years of age by increasing the awareness and correct use of car seats and booster seats is achieved through education on California laws, best practices when choosing the correct car seat and/or booster seat for the child's height, weight and age and on prope...
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