HomeMy WebLinkAbout20152475.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF ADDITIONAL CHILD WELFARE ALLOCATION
AWARD 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 an Award of Additional Child Welfare
Allocation Funds from the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth
and Families, to 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, commencing
upon full execution of signatures, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said award,
and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve acceptance of said
award, 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 Award of Additional Child Welfare Allocation Funds from the Colorado
Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families, to 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, be, and hereby is, accepted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said award.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 29th day of July, A.D., 2015.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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MEMORANDUM
DATE, July 13, 2015
r !d TO: Board of County Commissioners—Pass-Around
r, r FR: Judy A.Griego, Director, Human Services
RE: Acceptance of Weld County Department of Human Services'
Additional Child Welfare Allocation Award
Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the
Board's agenda.
Request Board Approval for the Departments' Acceptance of Additional Child Welfare
Allocation Award(attachment 1).The Child Welfare Allocation Committee decided on an
allocation methodology on 4/27/15 for funds. Based on their methodology, the award for Weld
County is:4 FTEs with total funding equaling$242,567.00.The conditions of this award are
outlined in the attached.
1 do not recommend a Work Session. I recommend approval of this Award.
Approve Request
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Sean Conway
Steve Moreno
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Mike Freeman
Julie Cozad
Pass-Around Memorandum;July 13,2015 Page 1
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Re: Additional Child Welfare Allocation Award
Dear Director Griego:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you of the award for Weld County for the additional child welfare
allatationfunds as authorized in SB 15-242: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. Please refer to Memorandum iM-CW-2015.0008:
https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/cdhs-rnemo-series/home.
The Child Welfare Allocation Committee decided on an allocation methodology on 4/27/15 for these
funds. on this methodology, the award for your county is:
Number of F"TEs:4
Total dollars: 5242.567
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The conditions of this award are as follows:
1. The funds have a match: 90%State/10%Local share, unless your county is a Tier 1 or Tier 2
county as of June 30, 2014, in which there would be no match requirement.
2. Counties will be required to communicate to the State by September 1, 2015 if they elect NOT to
receive all their allocated positions,
thA r 3 These funds shall nit be,usedi to provide raises to existing child welfare staff,
4. 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 redistributed to other counties.
5, Counties wilt have to report to the State by September 1, 2015 what they are doing with their
allocation amount.Counties wilt have to provide information regarding their staffing plans (e.g.,
Have counties hired staff? if not, when are they hiring and how many are they hiring?).
6. If the positions are not fitted by November 30, 2015, regardless of what the plan is, the funds
wilt be refunded back to the State and redistributed to other counties.
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7. In order for the Department to fulfill its reporting obligation to the JBC,the Department is
requesting the County Commissioners and County Directors attest that these positions are newly r
j created county FTE(as defined below)after January 1, 2015. See enclosed "Attestation
I Statement".
Definitions:
• Child Welfare Case Carrying Case Manager: FTE is a case manager with a caseload of
child welfare assessments and/or cases.
• Child Welfare Case Aide: FTE is a case aide who provides support to child welfare case
carrying case manager FTE as defined above.
• Child Welfare Supervisor: FTE is a supervisor who provides supervision to the child
welfare case carrying case manager FTC as defined above.
in order to track these funds/positions,please use the following°County Financial Management °._---,
System (CMFS)codes to direct charge these positions: Program W505, Function 1577 (90%State,
10%County).
Upon receipt of this letter, please indicate your acceptance of this award by signing and returning the
enclosed attestation statement.
If additional information is required please contact.I es Cowger. (303)866-6480, or
Les.Cowger@state.co.us.
Sincere
Ann M. Rosales, M.S.W.
Director, Division of Child Welfare
Enclosureis):
• Copy of SB15-424
• Attestation Statement
cc: Mary Alice Mehaf fey, Associate Director of Operations, Colorado Department of Human Services,
Division of Child Welfare; Les Cowger, Financial Manager, Colorado Department of Human Services,
Division of Child Welfare
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ALLOCATION FUNDS AS AUTHORIZED IN SB 15-242, CONTRACT ID#139
ATTEST: d''_" BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Weld Coon y Clerk to the Boar. WELD COUNTY, COL RADO
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