The Advisory Board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To serve as an informational resource to the Board of Supervisors on issues related to the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect and in conformance with this Article and applicable County policies advise the Board of Supervisors, Chief Administrative Officer, Health and Human Services Agency Director, and Child and Family Well-Being Department Director.
(b) Review and evaluate the County's child well-being related services, programs, facilities, and new issues as they arise and review and comment on such evaluations of the County conducted by other entities or bodies as needed.
(c) Collaborate and communicate with other advisory boards on issues of mutual concern and serve as the successor advisory board to the Polinsky Children's Center Advisory Board and the San Diego County Foster Care Services Committee.
(d) Submit an annual report and dashboard to the Board of Supervisors on the needs and performance of the County child well-being system.
(e) Review and comment on items related to child well-being before consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
(f) Review and comment on the County's performance outcome data, as it relates to child welfare matters, and communicate its findings to the Board of Supervisors.
(g) Review and comment on the outreach efforts used to engage citizen involvement on this Advisory Board.
(h) Provide a forum for interagency cooperation and coordination in the prevention, detection, treatment and legal processing of child abuse cases.
(i) Promote public awareness of the abuse and neglect of children and the resources available for prevention, intervention and treatment.
(j) Encourage and facilitate training of professionals in the detection, treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(k) Recommend improvements in services to families and victims who are in the public charge, as well as children, youth, and families whose safety and welfare may be at risk.
(l) Encourage and facilitate community support for child abuse and neglect, and family support programs.
(m) To carry out the purposes of Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 18965 et seq. regarding proposals to be funded by the children's trust fund:
(1) Establish criteria for determining those programs which may receive funding,
(2) Accept all program proposals that meet criteria set by the Advisory Board,
(3) Prioritize the proposals in compliance with County procurement policies where applicable, and
(4) Recommend to the Board of Supervisors those proposals that the Advisory Board agrees merit funding.
(n) Collect and publish data relevant to the state and local children's trust funds as required by California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 18970.
(o) Develop a protocol for interagency coordination and provide a yearly report to the Board of Supervisors as required by California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 18983.6.
(p) For the A.B. & Jessie Polinsky Children's Center:
(1) Inform the advisory board regarding the operation, maintenance, and material alteration or removal of any part of the PCC facility.
(2) Inform the Board of Supervisors, or designee, regarding the expenditure of funds donated by Promises2Kids or other donors/sources for maintenance and operation items not funded by the County.
(q) For placement and resource family supports issues:
(1) Serve as a forum to review issues concerning foster care and placement.
(2) Review and make recommendations on policies and programs affecting resource families and placement.
(3) Improve communication and teamwork among the resource family community, the Health and Human Services Agency, other private placement agencies, educational systems and health care agencies.
(Added by Ord. No. 10598 (N.S.), effective 4-25-19; amended by Ord. No. 10851 (N.S.), effective 7-13-23)