REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
MYETTE CHRISTIAN, Acting Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
SUBJECT
Title
Request for Additional American Rescue Plan Act Funding for One-Time Payment for In-Home Supportive Services Care Providers
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body for the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, approve additional $308,750 funding for In-Home Supportive Services Care Providers who qualify for the one-time payment as established in the Memorandum of Understanding for the In-Home Supportive Services Provider unit.
(Presenter: Myette Christian, Acting Executive Director, 891-9108)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The additional one-time cost of approximately $308,750, which is expected to be funded through San Bernardino County's (County) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, contingent upon meeting the eligibility criteria refenced in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the In-Home Supportive Services Provider (IHSS) Public Authority (PA), and the availability of County's ARPA funds, for a total amount not-to-exceed $8,828,250. Any future obligation associated with the one-time payment under the MOU will be funded with the County's unallocated ARPA funds, additional one-time Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), or departmental revenue (if available).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 2002, the County established the IHSS PA to serve elderly, blind, or disabled individuals who are not ...
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