REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
Title
Contract with Inland Counties Legal Services for Older Adult Legal Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Inland Counties Legal Services to provide legal services to older adults, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Sharon Nevins, Director, 891-3917)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
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 contract amount of $350,000 for older adult legal services is 100% funded by Federal Older Americans Act Title III-B (OAA) revenue. The Contractor must provide matching contributions equal to at least 11.11% of the total of Title III Federal Area Plan (AP) revenue provided by the California Department of Aging (CDA) and 25% of funding provided under American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funds issued by DAAS-PG annually for this program. Adequate appropriation and revenue are included in the Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) 2025-26 budget. If funding has declined or been reduced by the Federal Government, then the County can reduce or terminate the contract.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The OAA was designed to maintain the welfare and dignity of older adults and to meet the diverse needs of this population. As the designated Area Agency on Aging, DAAS has received funding to provide older adult legal services since 1985. Examples of legal services most utilized by older adults are estate planning, wills and trusts, bankruptcy and debt collection, advance health care directives, and housing concerns such as landlord/tenant issues, foreclosures and r...
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