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Approve a first amendment with Solano County Resource Family Association for $86,747 for a total contract amount of $336,747, to provide enhanced supports and services to Solano County foster youth and their caregivers for the current period through June 30, 2026; Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999; and Approve a $86,747 Appropriation Transfer Request to increase appropriations and recognize the unanticipated revenue (4/5 Vote Required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a first amendment with Solano County Resource Family Association for $86,747 for a total contract amount of $336,747, to provide enhanced supports and services to Solano County foster youth and their caregivers for the current period through June 30, 2026;
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999; and
3. Approve a $86,747 Appropriation Transfer Request to increase appropriations and recognize the unanticipated revenue (4/5 Vote Required).
SUMMARY/DICUSSION:
First established in the Budget Act of 2022, Flexible Family Supports for Home-Based Foster Care was designed to support home-based care and stabilize placements for children and youth in foster care. Allocated funds may be utilized for a defined menu of enhanced supports and services to foster youth and their caregivers, including participation in extra-curricular programs and youth enrichment activities not covered by the caregiver-specific rate, providing respite care opportunities, enabling or continuing relative and nonrelative extended family relationships, and c...
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