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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20182101.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (VALE) GRANT CONTRACT FOR LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN FRIENDLY VISITOR PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Grant Contract for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Friendly Visitor Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, and the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board, commencing July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Grant Contract for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Friendly Visitor Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, and the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said contract. cc HSO,acTC6C) ta(t0tl 2018-2101 HR0089 RE: VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (VALE) GRANT CONTRACT FOR LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN FRIENDLY VISITOR PROGRAM PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of July, A.D., 2018, nunc pro tunc July 1, 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dad(44) jdo•ei Weld County Clerk to the Board BY: Deputy C erk to t APPROVED A TO ttorney Date of signature: 08-03-4 i Steve Moreno, Chair �AAA .� 14--1" rbara Kirkmeyer, P o-Tem Sean P. Conway 1./-44 ozad Mike Freeman 2018-2101 HR0089 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM DATE: June 29, 2018 TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services RE: 19t Judicial District Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Board 2018-19 Contract Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the Board's agenda. Request Board Approval of the Department's 19"' Judicial District Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Board 2018-19 Contract. The Department of Human Services has been awarded a $10,000.00 grant from the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Board. This grant will be used to provide education to long-term care residents, family members and facility staff, and to continue the long-term care friendly visitor and awareness program. The contract term is July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, with quarterly Financial Reports and Narrative Program Report requirements. Grant payments will be received quarterly in the amount of $2,500 per quarter. I do not recommend a Work Session. I recommend approval of this Agreement. Sean. P. Conway Julie A. Cozad Mike Freeman Barbara Kirkmeyer; Pro-Tem Steve Moreno, Chair Approve Schedule Recommendation Work Session Other/Comments: 2018-2101 Pass -Around Memorandum; June 29, 2018 — CMS ED 1890 Page I �%9 ICTIM'S ASSISTANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT BOA Nineteenth Judicial District /1)1/g9d Post Office Box 1167 — 915 Tenth Street — Greeley, CO 80632 - (970) 356 -4010 -FAX (970) 352-8023 19TH JUDICIAL PISTRICT VICTIM ASITANCE ADD LAW ENFORCEMENT (VALE) BOARD CONT CT Pursuant to the Assistance to Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes and Aid to Law Enforcement Act, Article 4.2, Title 24, C.R.S., the Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board of the 19th Judicial District has made the following award: Grantee Agency: Grant Number: Project Title: Grant Period: Weld County Department of Human Services 2018-13 VS Victim Assistance Program July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 Amount of Grant Award: 10,000.00 IT IS HEREBY AGREED: 1. All award disbursements are contingent upon the availability of local VALE funds. 2. The contents of the grant application will become contractual obligations of the grantee agency and are incorporated into this contract as if fully set forth herein. 3 The grantee agency is required to submit four quarterly Financial Reports by October 31, 2018, January 31, 2019, April 30, 2019 and July 31, 20190 Each quarterly report is cumulative and the final report must reflect the financial activities of the entire contract period. Financial Reporting Forms will be provided by the local VALE Board. Grant recipients are required to use these forms. 4 The grantee agency is required to submit four quarterly Narrative Program Reports by October 31, 2018, January 31, 2019, April 30, 2019 and July 31, 2019. These reports must address any special conditions that are listed in this contract. The final report must be cumulative and reflect the activity of the entire contract period. Narrative Program Report forms will be provided by the local VALE Board. Grant recipients are required to use these forms. 5 The grantee agency agrees to submit the Financial Monthly Tracking sheet if requested. b Grantee agencies will be paid in 4 quarterly installments of $2,500.00. The 1St payment will be sent in July 2018 after the signed contract is received, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th payments after receipt and acceptance of the required quarterly Financial Report and Narrative Program Report due October 31, 2018, January 31, 2019, and April 30, 2019. 7 Failure to comply with the reporting requirements may result in the Board's termination of this grant, return of awarded funds, and/or suspension of the grant. Failure to comply with reporting requirements may also jeopardize future funding to this grantee agency. 8. SPECIAL CONDITIONS for the award that have been stipulated between the local VALE Board and the grantee agency are as follows: a. Grantee agency must notify the 19th JD VALE Board if the agency has obtained funding for a specific 19th JD VALE grant funded position which totals more than 100% of the total cost for that position. The grantee agency must resolve the allocation of funds to the satisfaction of the 19th JD VALE Board. b. Grantee agency must notify the 19th JD VALE Board in writing within 7 days, via e- mail or regular mail, of any 19th JD VALE grant funded personnel position that is vacant for 45 days or more. Changes in grant funded personnel must be listed on the quarterly financial report under "Employee Name." c. Grantee agency must notify the VALE Board in writing within 30 days, with notification on agency letterhead, of any change of an official and/or employee who is listed as a responsible signatory on this 19th JD VALE grant funded project. 9. Any proposed change in the use of grant funds must be submitted in writing and approved by the local VALE Board prior to any such change. 10. In the event all of the monies paid to the grantee agency are not expended within the contractual period, the local VALE Board, in its discretion, may enlarge the time period of the contract or request that monies not used be repaid to the Board. The grantee agency shall submit written notification to the VALE Board by June 39 2019 if the grantee agency will have any remaining funds at the end of the grant period and wishes to use the funds in the current grant cycle. Such requests shall include the following information: ® The amount of remaining funds; ® How the funds will be used; ® When the funds will be expenses; and ® Why the funds were not expended during the grant period. The local VALE Board will make a decision as allowing use of the funds by June 30, 2019 and will advise the grantee agency in writing as to their decision. 11. The grantee agency agrees that all funds received under this contract shall be expended solely for the purpose stated in the grant and approved by the local VALE Board. Any funds not so expended including funds lost or diverted to other purposes, shall be repaid to the local VALE fund. 12. The grantee agency agrees to comply with all applicable non-discrimination legal mandates. 13. Non-compliance with any portion of the contract may result in termination of the grant, withholding of funds, returning money to the local VALE fund, and/or other action as deemed necessary by the members of the local VALE, Board. 14. All grantee agencies shall make available to the Board or its authorized designee, upon request, all current records and other information, including audit/financial statements, relative to the implementation of the grant. 15. Amendments of any terms of this contract shall have prior approval of the local VALE Board. Requests to amend this contract shall be in writing. 16. The Grantee Agency certifies by signing this contract that it shall comply with the RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC BENEFITS, set forth in CRS 24-76.5-103 et seq. 2 The grantee agency, through the following signatories, understands and agrees that any VALE monies received in 2018-19 as a result of the awarding of the grant application shall be subject to the terms of this contract. Original signatures of each party to this application are required. Please use BLUE INK to distinguish the original documents from copies Project Director:7, signature: ) Printed Name and Title: !! tiC Financial Officer: Signature: 5.''l Printed Name and Title: l eo/tr.: Authorized Official: Signature: Printed Name and Title: Steve Moreno, BOCC Chair c, z'r� (� Date: / — — 11-2 l)'1. /(rC ,7 VALE Board Signature: /)) /(k U()4-4,-) I .�7(") Date: 7 / 4" ) ZLt Date: JUL 0 9 201f8 Printed Name and Titl Jim Dwyer, Chair of VALE Board Date: The Project Director: The person who has direct responsibility for the implementation of the project. This person should combine knowledge and experience in the project area with ability to administer the project and supervise personnel. He/She shares responsibility with the Financial Officer for seeing that all expenditures are within the approved budget. This person will normally devote a major portion of his/her time to the project, and Is responsible for meeting all reporting requirements. The Project Director must be a person other than the Authorized Official or the Financial Officer. Financial Officer: The person who is responsible for all financial matters related to the program and who has responsibility for the accounting, management of funds, verification of expenditures, audit information and financial reports. The person who actually prepares the financial reports may be under the supervision of the Financial Officer. The Financial Officer must be a person other than the Authorized Official or Project Director. Authorized Official: The authorized official is the person who is, by virtue of their position, authorized to enter into legal contracts for the funded agency; for example, if the funded agency is one of the following, then the corresponding authorized official is as follows: state agency - department or division director; city - mayor or city manager; county - chairperson of the county commissioners; sheriffs department - chairperson of the county commissioners; police department - mayor or city manager; courts - chief judge; district attorney's office - district attorney; institution of higher education - president of the institution or chair/dean of the appropriate department; private non-profit agency - president or chairperson of the board of directors; school district - superintendent/assistant superintendent. The authorized official must be a person other than the project director or the financial officer. NOTE: If someone other than the AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL as described above has been delegated the authority to enter into contractual agreements such as this grant, you must provide official documentation of delegation (such as bylaws or resolutions) immediately following the signature page. 3 aO/S-- 02/0/ SECTION C - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: (Goal 1, objectives 1 and 2, are mandatory for all applicants.) 9. GOAL 1 (standard): This project will provide direct services that assist crime victims with emotional and physical needs to stabilize their lives, provide a measure of safety and security, and/or enhance victims' experience with the criminal justice system. OBJECTIVE 1 (standard): To provide services to the following estimated unduplicated number of crime victims during the 12 -month grant period. Although a person may be a victim of multiple crimes in one criminal episode, they can be counted only once using the predominant crime. Definitions: Victims: primary and secondary victims Primary victim: The person against whom the crime was committed, except in the case of homicide, and DUI/DWI deaths where the primary victims are the survivors of the victim. In domestic violence crimes, children of the primary victims (who are receiving services) are also considered to be primary victims. Secondary Victims: Persons other than primary victims receiving services because of their own reaction or needs resulting from a crime. Unduplicated Count: New and continuing victims served by the project. Continuing victim is a person served in the prior grant year who is continuing to receive services in the new grant year. EST. NO. VICTIMS TYPE OF CRIME EST. NO. VICTIMS TYPE OF CRIME Child Physical Abuse Adults Molested as Children Child Sexual Abuse Survivors of Homicide DUI/DWI - Victims of vehicular assault or vehicular homicide, DUI/DWI crashes or careless driving resulting in death. Robbery Domestic Violence Assault 10 Adult Sexual Assault Other violent crimes such as hate and bias crime, gang violence (specify). 90 Elder Abuse (including economic exploitation and fraud crimes) Other, please specify TOTAL UNDUPLICATED VICTIMS ESTIMATED TO BE SERVED DURING THE 12 -MONTH PERIOD 100 3 OBJECTIVE 2 (standard): To provide the following types of services to the following estimated number of unduplicated victims during the 12 -month grant period. Number of Victims Receiving Each Type of Service: Estimate the number of victims who will receive each type of service during the grant period. INDICATE HOW YOU ARE COUNTING SERVICES: (check one box) A victim may receive the same type of service more than once (i.e. information) but the type of service can be counted only once during the grant period. An individual service category cannot exceed the total number of victims listed in table A. ® A victim may receive the same type of service more than once (i.e. information) and the service is counted every time during the grant period. An individual service category can exceed the total number of victims listed in table A. EST. NO. VICTIMS SERVICES 60 Crisis/Counseling Intervention (in person) EST. NO. VICTIMS SERVICES 100 Victim Compensation Assistance (required) 50 Follow-up (includes crisis intervention by phone) 80 Personal Advocacy Therapy 50 Telephone contact Group Treatment / Support Civil Legal Advocacy/Court Accompaniment Shelter / Safehouse Forensic Exam 60 Information / Referral (in person) Hospital/Clinic Response Criminal Justice Support / Advocacy/Court Accompaniment Language Services (interpretation) Emergency Financial Assistance Emergency Civil Legal Attorney Assistance OTHER (specify) Transportation Transitional Housing 10 Victim Rights Act Services 4 PROJECT -SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Add at least one more goal with objectives but no more than three additional goals with no more than three objectives per goal. Objectives must be measurable and specific. Refer to Application Instructions, use format provided below. GOAL 2: The Weld County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program will educate long term care residents and their families about their rights and crimes committed against at -risk adults. This education will include information regarding Victim Rights and Victim Compensation. Objective (list title of person responsible) Intended Outcome/Impact Data Collection Timeframe 1 The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will provide 1:1 education to 20 long term care residents per quarter. Residents in facilities will have knowledge of their rights, crimes targeting at -risk adults, and victim rights and victim compensation. Staff documentation in database. During the 12 -month grant period. 2 The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will provide group education during 2 Resident Council meetings per month. Residents will have an opportunity to discuss victim information in a group setting. Involve facility staff in the discussion. Staff documentation in database During the 12 -month grant period. 3 The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor with discuss potential Family Council meetings with 1 long term care facility and 1 assisted living facility per Families will have an opportunity to discuss victim information in a group setting. Involve facility staff in the discussion. Staff documentation in database. During the 12 -month grant period. GOAL 3: The Weld County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program will provide group education about resident rights, and elder abuse detection and response topics. This education will include information regarding Victim Rights and Victim Compensation. Objective (list title of person responsible) Intended Outcome/Impact Data Collection Timeframe 1 The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will provide education to 100-150 nurse aide students. Nurse aide students will be knowledgeable about elder abuse and victim services before they begin their employment at facilities. Staff documentation in database. Training evaluations. During the 12 month grant period. 5 2 The LTC Ombudsman Direct care staff will be Staff documentation in During the 12 and Ombudsman Supervisor will provide education to 50-100 direct care staff. informed about abuse detection and how to respond, including victim services. database. month grant period. 3 The LTC Ombudsman Agencies in the Staff documentation in During the 12 and Ombudsman Supervisor will provide victim rights and compensation information during 5-10 committee meetings. Ombudsman network will be made aware of victim rights and victim compensation. database. month grant period. GOAL 4: The Weld County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program will collaborate with Adult Protective Services with applicable. Objective (list title of person responsible) Intended Outcome/Impact Data Collection Timeframe The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will attend Adult Protection Networking Group Meetings. Networking with other entities involved with at- risk adult cases. Include information about victim rights and victim compensation. Number of cases addressed during the meetings. During the 12 month grant period. 2 _ 3 The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will refer cases to APS, and receive cases from APS. Referrals to appropriate program. Number of case referrals. During the 12 month grant period. The LTC Ombudsman and Ombudsman Supervisor will combine efforts with APS when appropriate. Combined investigations will allow for gathering necessary data at the same time, and lead to quicker concern resolution. Number of collaborated case investigations. During the 12 month grant period. 10. QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN: Describe the approach for evaluating the project in response to the stated objectives, intended outcomes/impact and data collection. We will track the type of meeting attended, education provided, and the number of individuals present. We will also distribute training evaluations when appropriate, and review responses to ensure that effective training methods and materials are being used. The evaluations will include questions regarding knowledge of victim rights and victim compensation. We will document cases in our database in order to keep track of our collaboration with Adult Protective Services. All pertinent information will be documented in our quarterly VALE reports. The long term care community is a population that no other entity has access to like the Ombudsman Program. We intend to ensure that this population is made aware of victim rights and victim compensation. 6 VALE PROJECT BUDGET INFORMATION PROJECT FUNDS REQUESTED BUDGET: Continuation Applicants fill out Columns 1, 2, and 3. New Applicants fill out Column 2 only. ROUND TO NEAREST DOLLAR Continuation Applicants (Column I) 2017 - 2018 Current Grant Award PERSONNEL Job Position Teresa Hill 5650 LTC Ombudsman Raegan Maldonado 729 Ombudsman Supervisor Fringe Benefits 2921 Subtotal 9300 EQUIPMENT Subtotal SUPPLIES AND OPERATING EXPENSES Training Materials 200 Subtotal 200 IN -STATE TRAVEL Mileage 500 Subtotal 500 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Subtotal TOTAL FUNDS: 10,000 Subtotal ALL APPLICANTS (Column 2) 2018 - 2019 Requested Budget PERSONNEL Job Position/NAME Teresa Hill 5929 LTC Ombudsman Raegan Maldonado 1046 Ombudsman Supervisor Fringe Benefits 2325 Subtotal 9300 EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES & OPERATING EXPENSES Training Materials 200 Subtotal 200 IN -STATE TRAVEL Mileage 500 Subtotal 500 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Subtotal TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED: 10,000 15 Continuation Applicants (Column 3) Increase or Decrease (+/-) +279 +317 -596 -0- -0- - 0- -0- - 0- - 0- Hello