TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: December 6, 2022
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
707-463-7761
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Rachel Ebel-Elliott
PHONE:
707-463-7836
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Memorandum of Understanding in the Amount of $0 Between Mendocino County Department of Social Services, Employment and Family Assistance Services (MCDSS) and California Tribal TANF Partnership (CTTP) to Establish an Agreement Concerning Responsibilities of MCDSS and CTTP in Administering a Tribal TANF Program for the CTTP Recipients in Mendocino County, Effective Upon Full Execution of Agreement Until Either Party Requests Alteration
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Memorandum of Understanding in the amount of $0 between Mendocino County Department of Social Services, Employment and Family Assistance Services (MCDSS) and California Tribal TANF Partnership (CTTP) to establish an agreement concerning responsibilities of MCDSS and CTTP in administering a Tribal TANF program for the CTTP recipients in Mendocino County, effective upon full execution of the agreement until either party requests an alteration; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to States. Section 412 of the Act gave federally recognized Tribes the authority to independently design, administer, and operate their own Tribal TANF programs. The California Tribal TANF Partnership (CTTP) is associated with 20 tribes and other organizations that operate tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs for Native American people. CTTP was established on July 8, 2003 and remains operational under the governing body Ro...
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