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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0431.092I , Q '1 I I • ~ • • "":" ,,!," September 24, 1992 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California COQtract with Banta Clara CoUDty tor Soci.l Worker Servipe. l.eport; iO IJriot For the last 16 years, the City has contracted yith Santa Clara County fc.r the services of a social 'Worker. This report recomlll.ends renewal of that contract for the period of October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993 for an amount not to exceed $30,739. Background In 1975$ the Police Department initiated an in-house social worker program tor the purpose of counseling youths and their parents who encountered problems associated 'With truancy, lack of parental centrol, child abuse, neglect, or other pre-delinquent behavior. Durinq the past four years, the social worker has counseled a total of 394 families in crisis and has assisted in more than 334 suspectec! child ahuse investigations. The counseling services provided by the contract are essential to the Department's youth 5ervices operation. rroqr .. 8p.ci~ie. During the ccurse of the contract, the social ~orker counsels a minimum =£ 60 youths and families. The social ~orker also assists police officers with child abuse and neglect investigations, serves as a resource for patrol officers, and acts as a liaison with the Emergency Treatment Center, Family Service Association, Children's Health council, and North County Protective Services. In the agreement with Santa Clara County, Palo Alto pays approximately 32 percent of thg program costs, whil'C the county funds about 68 percent. As a condition cf the agreement, the City also provides office space, and telephone and mail service. The City's share for the 19~2-93 aqreement totals $30~ 739. The agreement is agendized fer adoption by the Santa clara county Board of supervisors on October 27, 1992. CMR, 431,92 5 rage Two b eOM..n4atiPD statf recommend.s that Council authorize the Mayor to enter-into .an agreement with the Santa Clara County social Services Agency for thIS sooi.al worker's services.. Funds, not to exceed $3.0,739, are included in the Folice Department's 1992-9) operatinq budqet. h;r'(I-"~' G.-1(! L = Chris Durkin ~L Police Chief ,nag r Attachments J ! , EXHIBIT MA'" SCOPE OF SERVICES BESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES: 1. Recruit and identify candidates troll; its current staff of trained and experienced Emerqency Response Program child welfare social workers$ one of whom will be selected by the police departm~nt. 2. pay a salary in ~ccordance wi .'-. the current County salary ordinance, provide all req _-ed workers' co:mpensaticn insura.1ca and provide other stan"ard benefits of employment t.o social worker assigned to york at the polic8 department and said social varkel;' shall provide the services set forth herein. J. Provide professional social work supervision to the assigned social worker. 4. Desiqnate a staff person to aerve as liaison between the De~t of Social Services and the police depart:ment. gSPQNSISIIJTIES or THE SOCIAL wopg;p 1. counsel youths and parents. 2. Handle all Emer9~ncy Response cases of Palo Alto residents re~erred through the police department and/or the child abuse neqlect center. 3. Conduct &ssessaents an~ develop service plana for children and their parents ~ ~ 4. Accompany investiq.atinq officers to initial interviews in child abuse cases wh~never possible. S. Work in a team relationship 'With investigating officers to provide soci~l services based assessment and intervention in the investigation within the time and other regulatory Ii.its specified in Division 30 132 o~ the social services requll!tions. s. Maintain open lines of communications with all divisions of the pol ice depart.ment. 7. Provide re$ources and referrals to schools and the community regarding adolescent services. 8. Develop and locate community resources for field officers. 9. Assist youth services officers in the investigation of child abuse and neglect cases. -----~-.~.- • -\if - -, -, -.... "" -0 .... :· *"' !l:e o Exhibit irA" P4qe 'l'wo IC. Conduct training sessions for personnel of the police departsent covering, at a minimum, the following subjects! &. recoqnizinq Siqn6 of child abuse and neqloct~ b. basic principles of brief counseling of children and faailies1 c~ community resources s~rvicinq tamilieR and childre~; d. the Child Abuse Reporting Law. Such training will be provided upon request of the police d.epartment as a re.sul t of mutual aqre.em:ent between approp['"i.ate police department personnel and the social wvrker as information and training needs emerge. 11. Pa~~icipate in regular meetings with youth servic86 officers, school resource officers, sexual assault investigator, probation officers, school officials and others~ 12. Keep tbe coordinator and/or the supervisor Investigative services Division apprised of work adjustinq work hours when necessary to permit required outside of reqular work hours~ of the schedule, activity 13. Maintain written case files in full compliance vi th state requlations reqardinq security of such records and confidentialitr of their contents (see Appendix B) ~ 14 ~ ?rovide monthly reports to the supervisor of Investiqative Services oivision and the Department of Social services that include members of new referrals, caseload information, and a brief narrative of activities~ 15. provide case management services to children and families­ awaiting dependent investiqation or the develop.ent of voluntary service agreements in accordance with Division 30 - 170 Department of Social Services Regulations. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITX: 1. Provide office spac~, telephone and answering service, mail service and basic office equipment for the use of the social worker:' • 2. Desiqnate a staff person or person to provide on-site support for the social worker and to act as a liaison between the police department and the Departmen~ of Social Services. 0-' ---,--_. " ~. , • .. ',- -< ;.::;. ;' . .:<;~ Exhibit -A" paqe Three 3~ Develop and implement s procedure for referral of appropriate child abuse and neglect cases to social worker. 4. S. 6. Establish a realistic and attainable objective for successful attainment of optimum job perfortllance for the assigned social wor~er within the terms of this agreement. Accept Department of Social Services policies regarding sick leave# vacation, and atter-hours work. . Allow social worker to participate in 'iieclc.ly conferences and periodic unit meetings and training as directed by the Ellergency Response Progrill1ll supervisor at the De.pal"'taent o.f Social Services, such participation to occur during regular vorkinq hours on a scheduled b~sis. 7. Es'tahlish a screeninq panel to select I!l social worker froll candidates proposed by the Department of Social Services to till the position at the police department. 1. Develop procedures for referring children and tamilies who are residents of Palo Alto to the assigned social worker. 2. Develop procedures for providing case outcome and evaluation data to both aqencies and to aandated referral sources, while ensurinq confi~entiality ot faailies served. J. Enable the assigned social wor~er to establish and maintain written records, in accordance with current st.ate Child Welfare services regulations~ as contained in Diy"ision 30~ California Department of Social Services St~ndaras Manual. 4. Develop methods and criteria for evaluation of the employment ot the social worker at the police department. 5. Qevelop procedures to assure responsibilities for cross reporting as required by law are met. e'--,,; ~~-< • • EXiUBI'!' tis- BY CITY TO CONTRACTOR For the full performa.nce of the eerviees described herein by CONTRACTOR, city shall pay CONTRACTOR a total sua not to exceed thirty thousand Beven hundred thirty-nine dollan ($:;0,139), payable quarterly upon subJli"sion by CONTRAC'l'(,R of its it .. ",ized hilling. in triplicate. ., f".--;"-....••• C<" ••• D4n: SqJo:_ '0.'992 Exhibit C ."ttachr'n8'1! CONTRACT BUDGeT I1UMMARY ,,"<)Cj AL 51! II'IICI!S AOI!NCY NAIfE OF AQlHCY~ City 01 Palo Alto POfice Dep.a-1men! FCA PERIOI> October'. , 992 ENOINQ= Sepl:I!J-nber 30, 1993 r Social WOt!<er Salary & F""II<' Cl_alSuwort Admlnl"r8I1v<! SuPl><>rt S<JIl Total Non Salary o._ead COOlS ""' ... Opero!inQ COOls TOTALS T.:tal PefSQl1nel CO&ts: TctaJ Non-Personnel CDSts: Total Budget Total ~eimbursement to Santa Full-Time Costs $5l!.026 6.27' 13.533 NON_IISONNEL COSTS F R-TimeC & $'9,225 $ge,058 Clara County Social Sef'\lices Agency: 577.833 $'6.225 5ge.058 L $1M6B 2.008 t~~~@ $24.907 $5.085 747 $5.632 $30.739 $30,739 (LOCal SM'e) "": ,.~'"