Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicole Pollack, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Agreement between the Bay Area Consortium Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Stanislaus, for the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) A Memorandum of Understanding with the member counties of the Bay Area Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants Consortium, for the term of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022; and
B) The Director of the Human Services Agency or the Director's designee, to execute amendments, which modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions as set by the state.
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BACKGROUND:
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrates (CAPI) is a fully state funded program that provides cash assistance to certain aged, blind and disabled legal immigrants who are not eligible for Supplementary Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) benefits solely due to the immigrant provisions of the Welfare Reform Law. The program is based on the federal regulations governing the Social Security Administration for the SSI program, specifically Welfare and Institutions Code Section 18940 and in Section 49-013. Grant amounts for eligible individuals are $10.00 less than the SSI/SSP levels.
The counties of San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Stanislaus have collaborated to establish the Bay Area CAPI Consortium. On March 21, 2000, the County of San Mateo's Board of Supervisors approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by resolution 63488 to establish the Consortium.
DISCUSSION:
As the lead County for the Bay Area CAPI Consortium, the County of San Mateo is responsible for administering the funding for the Consortium...
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