REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 26, 2024
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Travel by Policy Council Member to Attend the National Head Start Conference in Portland, Oregon
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve travel and related expenses, in an amount not to exceed $4,000, for one Preschool Services Department Policy Council member to attend the National Head Start Conference in Portland, Oregon, from April 15, 2024, through April 18, 2024.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, Director, 383-2005)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost for one Preschool Services Department (PSD) Policy Council (PC) member to attend the National Head Start (NHS) Conference, in an amount not to exceed $4,000, will be funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the PSD 2023-24 budget.
Expense
Total
Registration ($799 x 1 member )
$799
Child Care ($60 x 4 days and nights)
$240
Roundtrip Air Travel
$439
Meals (3 Breakfasts @ $11 / 4 Lunches @ $15 / 4 Dinners @ $24)
$189
Lodging ($872 for three nights plus $144 taxes)
$1,016
Airport Parking ($18 x 4 days)
$72
Mileage (91.40 miles x 0.670 cents)
$61
Taxi (airport roundtrip $43 x 2 trips and conference roundtrip $15.20 x 4 days
$147
Subtotal
$2,963
Contingencies (Coverage for increases in airfare, lodging costs, etc.)
$1037
Total
$4,000
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the federally funded Head Start (HS), Early Head Start (EHS), and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership programs serving more than 3,000 children in locations throughout the County since 1965. Since 1999, PSD has...
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