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: Agreement with the State to Extend Social Security Coverage to Eligible Employees of the Public Agency
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the San Mateo County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority to file an application with the State, and to enter into an agreement with the State, to extend coverage to eligible employees of the Public Agency, as defined in 218(b)(5) of the Federal Social Security Act, coverage under the said insurance system on behalf of the Public Agency.
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BACKGROUND:
Section of 12301.6 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) authorizes County Boards of Supervisors to provide for the delivery of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) either by contracting with a nonprofit consortium, or by establishing a Public Authority (PA). On September 21, 1993, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 03508, which created a PA for the delivery of IHSS in San Mateo County. Pursuant to WIC section 12301.6, the PA is a public entity separate from the County. There are currently 14 full time PA employees in San Mateo County.
Social Security coverage is available to state and local government employees through a voluntary but irrevocable federal-state agreement authorized by Section 218 of the Federal Social Security Act. Employees covered under a Section 218 Agreement have the same coverage and benefit rights as employees mandatorily covered for Social Security and Medicare. On August 30, 1957, the County of San Mateo completed an application and agreement with the State of California pursuant to Section 218. The State signed the agreement on September 12, 1957. The County's Section 218 Agreement does not cover PA employees.
On June 29, 2021, your Board approved Resolution 07826...
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