Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mandy Wells (Acting Director)
Department: Human Services Division: Elderly & Veterans Services
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement No. CB00006-15-2020 between the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc. ("Council") and Broward County, retroactively from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, providing to Broward County an allocation of $585,840 for community-based services to seniors; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Agreement; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement.
(Commissioner Rich pulled this item.)
(Item Numbers 11 and 12 were taken up together.)
ACTION: (T-11:34 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
VOTE: 8-0. Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Rich abstained from voting.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2020-028 within the Local Match Program Fund to appropriate revenue in the amount of $585,840 for community-based services, of which $572,340 are grant monies and $13,500 are clients’ copayments.
(Commissioner Rich pulled this item.)
(Item Numbers 11 and 12 were taken up together.)
ACTION: (T-11:34 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (Scrivener’s Error - See County Administrator’s Report: Currently Reads: “B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Local Match Program Fund…” Should Read: B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Human Services Contract Fund…”
Exhibit 1 Agreement Summary, last line, currently reads: “The Agreement is in the State of Florida standard contract format…” Should read: “The Agreement is in the Council’s standard contract format…”)
VOTE: 8-0. Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Rich abstained from voting.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) approval is required for agreements with external agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Motions A and B approve funding for community-based senior services to eligible residents of Broward County served by the Elderly and Veterans Services Division (“EVSD”).
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ELDERLY AND VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This program supports the Commission value of “approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately with special emphasis on the most vulnerable" and the goals to: (i) “effectively advocate for and acquire municipal, state, and federal financial support to equitably address health and human services needs of the entire community through a truly coordinated system of care”; and (ii) “deliver evidence-based services to the public and connect customers and their family members to sustainable support, with special emphasis on financial support”. By acquiring these local funds and partnering with the Council, EVSD can provide community-based services that allow seniors to age in place in their own homes with their familial caregivers.
Retroactive approval is sought due to delays with obtaining necessary documentation from the funder to finalize the agreement. This funding allows EVSD to provide case management, health support, and adult day care services to seniors. Eligible functionally or cognitively impaired individuals, 60 years of age and over, receive appropriate elder care assistance to prevent, postpone, or reduce their placement in nursing homes and other institutions.
Each County Fiscal Year, the Council makes local match funding available for case management and adult day care services for eligible seniors without requiring their qualification for the state-funded Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program. Services are made available to eligible recipients after the Council determines their eligibility and authorizes services. The Council does not require EVSD to serve a specific number of seniors. The Council does, however, require EVSD to ensure there is no dual enrollment with either the CCE Program or the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care Program. While no performance measures are set by the Council, EVSD utilizes CCE program performance measures to determine the success of the program. EVSD has met these goals on a yearly basis.
This Agreement was prepared by the Council in its format and has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney; the Council will sign last following approval by the Commission.
Source of Additional Information
Andrea Busada, EVSD Director, (954) 357-8818
Francisco Munoz, EVSD Contract/Grant Administrator, (954) 357-6622
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This Agreement provides one flexible spending allocation category for all funded services and does not require a match from Broward County.