Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lisa Mancini, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Combined Rate Update
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, adopt a resolution authorizing a change in the Public Authority rate and submission of the resolution to the California Department of Social Services.
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BACKGROUND:
In September 1993, by ordinance of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, a Public Authority (PA) was established to administer the provider components of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program. Pursuant to CA Welfare & Institutions Code section 12301.6(b)(3), the ordinance designated the Board of Supervisors as the Governing Board of the PA.
The PA rate is made up of several components, including the cost of the Independent Provider (IP) wages, payroll taxes, health benefits, non-health related benefits, and administrative costs. The current combined PA rate for San Mateo County is $14.56 per hour. The rate was last updated September 1, 2017.
These rates are used by California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for their calculation of the State and County-by-County cost estimates of the IHSS and PA program. Accurately projecting and updating these rates are essential for insuring that the most accurate cost information are made available to CDSS to project the cost of the IHSS and PA program.
DISCUSSION:
As a result of the ratification of an agreement with Service Employees International Union for the provision of salaries and benefits for IHSS providers for the term of April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, in today's Board meeting, we are asking your Board to approve a new PA rate to reflect the new cost information. The IP wage rate will increase to $13.90, the payroll tax...
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