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COLORADO
Office of Children,.
Youth b Farib s
Date: June 10, 2016
To: All County Human Services Directors
From: Robert Werthwein, PhD, Director — Office of Children, Youth, and Families
Title: SB15-242 Child Welfare Allocation Award for SFY 2016-17
Regarding: SFY 2016-17, SB15-242, Child Welfare Allocation Award Letter and
Attestation
Key Words: Child Welfare, SB15-242, Child Welfare Allocation Committee, CWAC,
Allocation
Number: IM-CW-2016-0033
Information Memorandum
The purpose of this information memorandum is to provide county human services
agencies the funding for the additional child welfare SFY 2016-17 allocation as
authorized in SB15-242: Concerning an allocation in addition to the Child Welfare
Block grant to counties for the purpose of hiring new child welfare staff, and, in
connection therewith, making an appropriation.
The Child Welfare Allocation Committee (CWAC) voted on May 13, 2016 to allocate
additional funds for SFY 2016-17 based on the Division of Child Welfare Caseworker
Allocation Tool (DCAT), developed by ICF International. CWAC agreed to limit the
number of FTE recommended by the DCAT tool to the county requested FTE in the
2016 Child Welfare Staffing Survey (2016 Survey). The amount allocated per FTE is
based on the number and type of FTE times the average county salary reported in
the 2016 Survey.
The counties identified as recipients of funds for SFY 2016-17 are noted in tr^
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attached table and will be sent an individual award letter and attestation form.
The SFY 2016-17 allocations have the following stipulations:
• Counties will be required to attest to the State as soon as possible to identify
how much of their allocation they intend to spend.
• These funds shall not be used to provide raises to existing child welfare staff.
• These funds shall not be used to supplant other funds. If it is found that the
county has used these dollars in any other way, then the county shall be
required to refund their allocation back to the State to be re -distributed to other
counties.
Contact for questions regarding this Information Memorandum:
Mary Alice Mehaffey, Associate Director of Operations, Division of Child Welfare,
MaryAlice.Mehaffey@state.co.us, 303-866-3326 or Kenneth Ruterbories, Financial
and Policy Analyst, Division of Child Welfare, Kenneth.Ruterbories@state.co.us,
303.866.3637.
This communication has been sent to all county human service directors. Please
forward pertinent information on to staff members as you deem necessary.
We look forward to our work together to continue to improve the safety of Colorado's
children and families.
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COLORADO
Office of Children,
Youth & Families
Division of Child Welfare
Date: June 10, 2016
To: All County Human Services Directors
From: Robert Werthwein, PhD, Director - Office of Children, Youth, and Families
Title: SB15-242 Child Welfare Allocation Award for SFY 2016-17
Regarding: SFY 2016-17, SB15-242, Child Welfare Allocation Award Letter and Attestation
Key Words: Child Welfare, SB15-242, Child Welfare Allocation Committee, CWAC, Allocation
Number: IM-CW-2016-0033
Information Memorandum
The purpose of this information memorandum is to provide county human services agencies the funding for the
additional child welfare SFY 2016-17 allocation as authorized in SB15-242: Concerning an allocation in addition to
the Child Welfare Block grant to counties for the purpose of hiring new child welfare staff, and, in connection
therewith, making an appropriation.
The Child Welfare Allocation Committee (CWAC) voted on May 13, 2016 to allocate additional funds for SFY 2016-
17 based on the Division of Child Welfare Caseworker Allocation Tool (DCAT), developed by ICF International.
CWAC agreed to limit the number of FTE recommended by the DCAT tool to the county requested FTE in the 2016
Child Welfare Staffing Survey (2016 Survey). The amount allocated per FTE is based on the number and type of FTE
times the average county salary reported in the 2016 Survey.
The counties identified as recipients of funds for SFY 2016-17 are noted in the attached table and will be sent an
individual award letter and attestation form.
The SFY 2016-17 allocations have the following stipulations:
• Counties will be required to attest to the State as soon as possible to identify how much of their
allocation they intend to spend.
• These funds shall not be used to provide raises to existing child welfare staff.
These funds shall not be used to supplant other funds. If it is found that the county has used these dollars
in any other way, then the county shall be required to refund their allocation back to the State to be re-
distributed to other counties.
Contact for questions regarding this Information Memorandum:
Mary Alice Mehaffey, Associate Director of Operations, Division of Child Welfare, MaryAlice.Mehaffey@state.co.us,
303-866-3326 or Kenneth Ruterbories, Financial and Policy Analyst, Division of Child Welfare,
Kenneth.Ruterbories@state.co.us, 303.866.3637.
This communication has been sent to all county human service directors. Please forward pertinent information on
to staff members as you deem necessary.
We took forward to our work together to continue to improve the safety of Colorado's children and families.
Memo Website: https: //sites. google.com /a /state. co. us/cdhs-memo-series/home
Division of Child Welfare
Information Memorandum: IM-CW-2016-0033
Date: June 10, 2016
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SFY 2016-17
SB15-242 Allocation
County
SEY 2016-17
Allocation
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Baca
Bent
Boulder
Broomfield
Chaffee
Cheyenne
Clear Creek
Conejos
Costilia
Crawley
Custer
Delta
Denver
De
Dolores
Douglas
Eagle
El Paso
Elbert
Fremont
Garfield
Gilpin
Grand
Gunnison
Hinsdale
Huerfano
Jackson
Jefferson
IOowa
Kit Carson
La Plata
Lake
Larimer
Las Animas
Lincoln
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Moffat
Montezuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Park
Phillips
Pitkin
Prowers
Pueblo
Rio Blanco
Rio Grande
Routt
Saguache
San Juan
San Miguel
Sedgwick
Summit
Teller
Washington
Weld
Yuma
1,039,520.00
1,167,400.00
20,500.00
53,221.00
1,015,418.00
424, 777.00
1,098,440.00
18,400.00
22,333.00
490,199.00
234,475.00
55,584.00
104,000.00
272,300.00
21,833.00
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