Recommended Budget Volume One.book - Chief Executive Office ...

Mission Statement
The Department of Community and Senior Services (CSS) and
its community partners deliver quality services to youth,
adults, and seniors that promote independence, dignity,
choice, and social well-being.
2011-12 Budget Message
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects a net County cost
(NCC) increase of $0.32 million due primarily to the merger of
the Department of Consumer Affairs under the structural
umbrella of CSS. This merger resulted in overall efficiency
savings of $0.51 million and the elimination of 4.0 budgeted
positions from the merged department. The budget includes
$0.13 million in funding for employee benefit increases; and
$0.93 million increase in intrafund transfer from the
Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) for health related
services for eligible seniors and dependent adults. The recent
implementation of a new Adult Protective Services (APS) case
tracking system will allow social workers to better track
claimable health related services to eligible clients. The budget
also incorporates $0.22 million to implement a “door-to-door”
transportation assistance program for seniors and a job access
and reverse commute needs assessment study for a
portal-to-portal transportation pilot program to enhance
transportation access to welfare recipients and eligible
low-income individuals; and $0.39 million in pass-through
funding from the County general fund to continue the
collaborative University of California Cooperative Extension
program which provides training and programs in agriculture,
gardening, nutrition, and the 4-H Youth Development program
for County residents.
The budget also reflects the elimination of $3.61 million in
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars and
the deletion of 37.0 budgeted positions for the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) program; $2.18 million in intrafund
transfer from DPSS for administrative activities for the
Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) ARRA Emergency
Contingency Fund (ECF) Summer Youth Employment Program
(SYEP); $0.85 million in one-time funding for security guard
COMMUNITY AND SENIOR SERVICES
Budget Summaries
services at community and senior centers; $2.50 million in
Utility Users Tax (UUT) Cy Pres funding for service center repairs
and the Community Development Commission’s Whittier
Resource Center project. The budget eliminates $0.20 million
for the California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program and
Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology
Workforce Development Program training collaboration with
the Los Angeles Community College District; and $1.06 million
to address the County’s projected structural deficit for fiscal
year (FY) 2011-12 resulting in the reduction of 3.0 budgeted
positions, various services and supplies expenditures, partially
offset with additional federal funding associated with the
integration of service centers with the APS program.
During FY 2011-12, CSS will continue to achieve greater
efficiencies through the use of technology and strategies that
leverage federal and State revenue to support the growth of its
programs. CSS will aggressively collect service data to
maximize revenue opportunities. Every effort will be made to
collaborate with funding partners on projects that enable the
Department to leverage revenue and reduce NCC.
Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
■ Promote sound, prudent, and transparent fiscal policies and
processes that help ensure maintenance of critical programs
and services.
■ Enhance economic and social outcomes through integrated
services and best practices.
■ Implement human capital best practices to enhance the
recruitment, development, retention and well-being of
qualified County employees.
■ Develop and implement client-centered approaches through
integrated services and best practices.
■ Maximize the effectiveness of processes, structures and
operations to support timely delivery of customer-oriented
and efficient public services.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 15.2 County of Los Angeles