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Health & Human Resources
[Council Communication]
[Attachments]
Council Communication
| Title: |
Council Goal Review and consider strategies in the Health
and Human Services Plan |
| Dept: |
Administration |
| Date: |
February 3, 2004 |
| Submitted By: |
Ann Seltzer, Management Analyst |
Approved
By:
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Gino Grimaldi, City Administrator
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| Synopsis: |
The Social and Human Services Ad Hoc Committee was formed
and met for the first time in October of 1999. In November of 2000, the committee
submitted the Social and Human Services Plan (Attachment I) to Council. The
Plan identified three goals and associated policies. These goals have not
been updated since that original document. While many of the policies associated
with the specific goals have been implemented others have not and may no
longer carry the same weight they did in 2000.
The Plan calls for establishing an Ad Hoc Human Services Task Force to address
two specific policies. |
| Recommendation: |
Appoint an Ad Hoc Human Services Task Force, as noted in
the Plan, to evaluate and update the Social and Human Services Plan. Staff
recommends that the committee meet at least twice per year in order to keep
abreast of current existing programs and services and community needs and
to report to council yearly. The committee last met in November of 2000.
Specifically the Human Services Task Force would:
· Establish and maintain a current database of local social services
including food banks, temporary shelters, youth services and more. This
information would be updated and made available as a reference tool to be
used by organizations, City staff, local churches, the Ashland School District,
Ashland Police Department and others.
· Identify gaps in the services currently being provided and the services
with the greatest need for funding. The information collected would be given
to the Budget Committee to use as a guide to determine the allocation of
funds during the Social Service Grant process, which occurs every two years.
The ad hoc committee should include representatives from the various social
service providers and Sharon Laws, Senior Program Director. |
| Fiscal Impact: |
None |
| Background: |
Social and Human Services was adopted as element of Council Goals in
1999 (at the time the document was created it was referred to as the Strategic
Plan Priorities). A Social and Human Services ad hoc committee was formed
and met for the first time in October of 1999. Participants included
representatives from ACCESS Inc., Ashland Community Health Center, CERVS
Inc., Community Works, Mediation Works, Salvation Army, Legal Services, On-Track
Inc., Children's Advocacy Center, Options for Southern Oregon, Inc., Cate
Hartzell Budget Committee Member, Sharon Laws, Director of Senior Programs
and Councilor Steve Hauck.
The group was charged to "define the City's role and philosophy in the delivery
of social and human services programs". The final document included three
goals with a number of policies associated with each goal.
Council received a report from staff in May of 2002 (Attachment II) on the
Health and Human Services Element of the Strategic Plan. The report focused
on the 2002-2003 Council Goal to Implement and fund the Social and Human
Services Plan. The report identified city activities which fund programs
that fall under the Plan umbrella.
In addition the report highlighted those elements of the Plan that were not
being addressed. Since that time, steps have been taken to implement policy
3-2: A Program Evaluation form (Attachment III) was developed and included
in Social Service Grant Application packets distributed in the spring of
2003. Applicants were required to complete and submit the document in order
to be considered for funding.
As noted in the 2002 report, the remaining elements are labor intensive and
would have a direct impact on the city budget, and possibly on the availability
of funds needed for services. |
| Attachments: |
I.
Social and Human Services
Plan
II.
Memo
Report on Ashland Strategic Plan & Social and Human Services Element
(May 7, 2002)
III. Program Evaluation Form
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