In-Home Supportive Services advisory arm has vacancies

News release

The In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee of El Dorado County is seeking new members to fill current consumer and provider vacancies. The IHSS Public Authority Advisory Committee is appointed by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and serves in an advisory capacity to the board and the IHSS Public Authority on issues and concerns a ecting recipients and providers of the IHSS Program.

The IHSS Program provides personal and domestic services to eligible low income, aged, blind or disabled individuals. The IHSS Public Authority works to improve the lives of IHSS recipients by ensuring

Budget Continued from A1 for chamber funding but others disagreed.

“I see (the chamber) as more of a local community campaign to support local business rather than a larger, countywide campaign as a whole that drives people to El Dorado County to promote TOT tax,” said Wendy Thomas, board chair and District 3 Supervisor.

Considering that funding chambers in the future should be looked at for all, the board voted to explore allocating TOT funds to other Chambers of Commerce.

For the Tahoe Transportation District and South Shore Transportation Management Association, county leaders will consider allocating $270,000. District 5 Supervisor Brooke Laine lent her support for a micro-transit program run by the South Shore Transportation access to providers who can help recipients sustain independent living.

Individuals who are current or prior recipients of IHSS or private home care services, or who have provided home care services to someone after a serious illness, disability or surgery are welcome to apply. Interested individuals should be passionate about improving services for older and disabled service recipients and have a desire to increase awareness about the IHSS Program and IHSS Public Authority.

The state will face a labor shortage of up to 3.2 million paid direct care workers in the coming years, according to the California Department of Aging.

The IHSS Public Authority Advisory Committee

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“It is in its infancy; it is a free microtransit program that runs there and without the county’s contribution that program is in jeopardy of even surviving,” Laine said.

While discussing TOT funding allocations, Laine requested the county consider having TOT funds be part of the General Fund and the board invest a percentage of discretionary General Fund revenue into the community.

Supervisors plan to consider the action during the next budget cycle.

County sta will also be working with fire districts in refining their TOT requests to better show direct links to tourism impacts when asking for TOT allocations.

A number of items have been added to the 2023-24 recommended budget, including $102,000 in funding for provides an important opportunity for IHSS providers and program recipients to have a voice and bring recognition to the program and program needs. the El Dorado Hills Fire Department Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund encumbrance equivalent amount.

Those interested in learning more about the committee are invited to attend upcoming informational sessions April 24 at 10 a.m. or April 26 at 2 p.m. These sessions will be held in person at 3057 Briw Road in Placerville and virtually through Microsoft Teams. Participation on the committee will require in-person attendance to quarterly advisory committee meetings held in Placerville. To receive the virtual link to the info session, receive a membership application or ask additional questions contact the IHSS advisory committee sta liaison at (530) 6427248.

The El Dorado County Youth and Families Commission will receive $250,000 in a step-down funding model where the El Dorado County O ce of Education, Health and Human Services Agency, the Chief Administrative O ce and Probation Department will help fund the operational support for the commission. In addition, the commission will also receive $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to o set COVID-19 impacts.

The county will budget $95,600 from the General Fund for Arts and Culture El Dorado for purposes of promoting arts and culture and initiating free cultural programming. More than $2 million in American

Rescue Plan Act funds will go to emergency medical services in South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe’s west shore areas to make up for lost revenue.

Due to receiving funding from the Local Agency Technical Assistance Grant, the county will reduce ARPA funding broadband projects by $500,000. The audit reserve will also be decreased to $684,547.

The board previously approved the use of $8,708.50 from its $870,850.48 ARPA Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund to support National Association of Counties and the Western Interstate Regions’ e orts to establish a national center for public lands for counties. The remainder of those funds will be used for General Fund governmental operations. After that, any savings will be moved to the General Fund and designated for use in case of a federal audit.