REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 6, 2024
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Travel by Policy Council Members to attend Region 9 Early Childhood STEM Institute Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve travel and related expenses in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for two Preschool Services Department Policy Council members to attend the Region 9 Early Childhood STEM Institute Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from March 19, 2024, through March 23, 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 two Preschool Services Department (PSD) Policy Council (PC) members to attend the Region 9 Head Start Science, Technology. Engineering, and Math (STEM) Institute - not to exceed $8,000 - 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 ($980 x two members)
$1,960
Child Care ($40 x 5 days x two members)
$400
Child Care ($20 x 4 nights x two members)
$160
Air Travel Bag fees $60 roundtrip
$120
Air Travel ($233 x two members)
$466
Breakfast ($11 x 1 day x two members)
$22
Dinner ($24 x 4 days x two members)
$192
Lodging ($269 x 4 nights x two members plus 290.68 taxes & fees)
$2,733
Parking ($18 x 5 days x two members)
$180
Mileage (Roundtrip to & from airport 66 miles x 0.655 cents for one)
$43
Mileage (Roundtrip to & from airport 8 miles x 0.655 cents for one)
$5
Taxi (Roundtrip from airport to hotel $41.12 x two)
$82
Subtotal
$6,364
Contingencies (Coverage for increases in airfare, lodging costs, ...
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