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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Human Services Agency
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DATE:
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December 1, 2010
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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December 14, 2010
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Beverly Beasley Johnson, J.D., Director, Human Services Agency
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BY:
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Sharif Etman, Director of Finance, Human Services Agency
Deborah Torres, Director of Child Welfare Services, Human Services Agency
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SUBJECT:
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Report back to the Board of Supervisors on the breakdown of County General Fund overmatch in Child Welfare Services
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept this report back regarding the breakdown of County General Fund overmatch in Child Welfare Services
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BACKGROUND:
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The Child Welfare Services FY 2010/11 Budget is $37.7 million and contains $9.2 million in net county cost. Of this net county cost amount, $6.4 million is non-mandated, discretionary overmatch. This overmatch draws down an estimated $3.4 million in additional Federal revenue. The overmatch exists due to a variety of factors including the high cost of services in San Mateo County. Child welfare departments Statewide are all funded at the 2001 reimbursement cost rate, increasing reliance on county general funds utilization year after year in order to achieve positive outcomes.
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During the September 2010 budget hearings the Board requested that Human Services Agency (HSA) create a further breakdown of the $6.4 million in overmatch within Child Welfare Services (CWS). The question was what portion of the $6.4 million was due to the State of California not paying cost of doing business increases since FY 2001-02 and how much of the overmatch was due to enhanced services.
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DISCUSSION:
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For FY 2010-2011 HSA currently has approximately $6.4 million budgeted for CWS overmatch. The detail of the $6.4 million was outlined in a previous report back dated September 28, 2010.
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Based on the current year budget, it is estimated that $3.9 million of the total overmatch is attributed to the State of California not funding the current cost of doing business. In addition, $1.6 million is attributed to a 30% required contribution to existing programs and $900,000 is attributed to other program enhancements.
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It should be noted that if the County chose not to fund the estimated $3.9 million shortfall, the impact would be a loss of nearly $3.4 million in Federal draw-down dollars.
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Had the State of California paid San Mateo County Child Welfare Services for the actual cost of doing business for the past nine years, Child Welfare Services would have received approximately $15 million in additional State funding.
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HSA is working closely with the Intergovernmental and Public Affairs Unit of the County Managers Office to address the cost of doing business issue. The Child Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) and California State Association of Counties (CSAC) are also prioritizing the cost of doing business issue as this is a state wide issue.
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Accepting this report back contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by informing the Board of Supervisors and the public about Child Welfare Services and its revenue sources.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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There is no fiscal impact in accepting this report.
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