REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 23, 2020
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
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Contract with Inland Counties Legal Services Inc. for Senior Legal Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc., in the amount of $990,000, to provide legal services to seniors for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
(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 $990,000 for senior legal services is 100% funded by the Federal Older Americans Act Title III-B (OAA) revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The OAA was designed to maintain the welfare and dignity of older individuals and to meet the diverse needs of this population. As the designated Area Agency on Aging, DAAS has received funding to provide senior legal services since 1985. Examples of legal services most utilized by seniors are estate planning; wills and trusts; consumer/finance, especially bankruptcy and debt collection; housing concerns such as landlord-tenant issues, foreclosures, reverse mortgages; and advance health care directives.
The target population for these services includes older individuals (60 and older) in rural areas; older individuals with greatest economic and/or social need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas); older individuals with severe disabilities; older individual...
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