RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE THE COUNTY SELF ASSESSMENT TRI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE TERM OF FY 2007-08 to FY 2009-10

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the implementation of California State Assembly Bill 636 in January 2004, which brought forth a new Child Welfare Services Outcome and Accountability System for California, known as the California Child and Family Services Review (C-CFSR), which is overseen by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP); and

WHEREAS, the County Self Assessment Tri-Annual Report, a multi-disciplinary needs assessment, as well as a focused analysis of child welfare data, completed in collaboration with Juvenile Probation is a mandatory component of the C-CFSR that requires each County’s Board of Supervisors approval prior to submission to OCAP; and

WHEREAS, this Board determines it is in the best interest of the County to approve the CSA Tri-Annual Report so as to remain in compliance with the CDSS comprehensive outcome and accountability process, as articulated in the C-CFSR.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo that said Board of Supervisors hereby approves the County Self Assessment Tri-Annual Report, as part of the Child Welfare Services Outcome and Accountability System for California, known as the California Child and Family Services Review for the term of FY 2007-08 through FY 2009-10.

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