RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO (1) EXECUTE THE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP); (2) DESIGNATE CHILDREN’S COLLABORATIVE ACTION TEAM (CCAT) AS THE COUNTY’S CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND COMMISSION AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL; AND, (3) DESIGNATE THE CCAT STEERING COMMITTEE AS THE PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES (PSSF) COLLABORATIVE FOR

FY 2010-11 THROUGH 2012-13

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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, 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) and Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP); and

WHEREAS, the System Improvement Plan, an operational Agreement between the County and State on how the County will work toward improving outcomes for children, youth and families, as well as an analysis of child welfare data as it relates to performance outcomes, 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, the County has the responsibility to designate a community entity as the County’s Children’s Trust Fund Commission, Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council, and CCAT Steering Committee as the PSSF Collaborative; and

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

WHEREAS, this Board determines it is in the best interest of the County to designate CCAT as the County’s Children’s Trust Fund Commission, Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council and the CCAT Steering Committee as the County’s PSSF Collaborative.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to (1) execute the System Improvement Plan (SIP) on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto; (2) designate Children’s Collaborative Action Team (CCAT) as the County’s Children’s Trust Fund Commission and Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council; and, (3) designate the CCAT Steering Committee as the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Collaborative for FY 2010-11 through FY 2012-13.

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