Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Srija Srinivasan, Deputy Chief, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Return of Children's Health Initiative Funds to First 5 San Mateo County, Peninsula Health Care District, and Sequoia Health Care District, as Approved by the San Mateo Health Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing:
1. The use of funds in the Children's Health Initiative Trust Fund to address shared priorities related to children's health, or return funds to contributing funders, as determined by voting members of the Children's Health Initiative Coalition, subject to approval by the San Mateo Health Commission, in accordance with the Children's Health Initiative Coalition's amendment of its Memorandum of Understanding, with the restriction in place regarding the use of such funds to be amended accordingly; and
2. The return of Children's Health Initiative funds in the amount of $171,750 to First 5 San Mateo County, in the amount of $343,500 to the Peninsula Health Care District, and in the amount of $1,004,400 to the Sequoia Health Care District; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $1,519,650, transferring revenue from the Children's Health Initiative Trust Fund to First 5 San Mateo County, the Peninsula Health Care District, and the Sequoia Health Care District, and directing the Controller to take such steps as are necessary to effectuate this transfer.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2003, the County and key partners launched the Children's Health Initiative (CHI) to achieve universal health insurance coverage in San Mateo County. The County worked with many partners to further this aim through outreach to uninsured children and families, enrollment into public health coverage programs, and a locally supported health insurance program c...
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