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There shall be an Our Children, Our Families Council ("the Council") to advise the City on the unmet needs, services, and basic needs infrastructure of children and families in San Francisco through the creation of a Children and Families Plan for the City.
(Added November 2014)
In order to advance a Citywide vision centered on the needs of children and families, City leaders and departments, SFUSD, and community partners must come together to coordinate their efforts across agencies and develop a strategy for achieving shared goals. The purpose of the Children and Families Plan to be developed by the Council will be to create an aligned and connected system of programs and services, in order to strengthen the City's ability to best serve children, youth and their families, with the specific goals of promoting coordination among and increased accessibility to such programs and services, and enhancing their overall effectiveness.
(Added November 2014)
The Mayor shall chair the Council, and shall invite the Superintendent of SFUSD to serve as co-chair of the Council. Other members of the Council shall include the heads of City departments with responsibilities for services to children and families, members of the community, and stakeholders. The Mayor shall also invite the heads of SFUSD divisions identified by the Superintendent to serve as members of the Council.
(Added November 2014)
(a) In order to ensure that all children in every neighborhood, especially those neighborhoods with the greatest needs, have access to the resources to achieve, the Council will be responsible for developing a Citywide vision, Citywide shared priorities, Citywide program goals, and Citywide best practices for addressing those needs.
(b) The San Francisco Children and Families Plan. The Council, with support from the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (“DCYF”) and the Initiative, shall craft a San Francisco Children and Families Plan (“the Plan”) and identify relevant goals and strategies to align and coordinate the services to children and families provided by City departments, SFUSD, and community partners and to maximize support for children and families. The Mayor shall invite SFUSD to participate in the planning process for the Plan. The Plan shall be responsive to the Citywide Community Needs Assessment (“CCNA”) in Section 16.127-9 and consider the following elements:
(1) Ease of access for children, youth, and families in receiving services;
(2) Educational milestones developed by SFUSD and youth development milestones developed by DCYF and the Council;
(3) Existing quality of service benchmarks established by City and SFUSD departments;
(4) Framework for a basic needs infrastructure, including, but not limited to, housing, transit, and job placement resources; and
(5) Fairness in prioritizing the delivery of services to the children and families with the most need.
The Plan shall also include an equity analysis of services and resources for children, youth, and families. The Council shall develop a set of equity metrics to be used to compare existing services and resources in low-income and disadvantaged communities with services and resources available in the City as a whole. The Council may draw upon metrics used by departments including DCYF, the Department of Early Childhood (or any successor agency), and SFUSD. Other City departments and commissions shall provide information and data to assist the Council, the Initiative, and DCYF to draft the Plan. To ensure the Plan accomplishes its purposes, the Initiative shall propose recommendations and accountability measures to include in the Plan on how City departments and commissions can streamline processes, reduce duplicative data collection, improve data sharing across City platforms to simplify the navigation of City services for children, youth, and families, and establish standardized performance metrics where City departments or commissions provide overlapping or shared services to children, youth, and families.
(c) No later than May 1, 2016, and every fifth year thereafter, the Council, with support from the Initiative, shall develop and adopt a set of proposed Citywide outcomes for services to children and families, including an outcomes framework (“Outcomes Framework”) responsive to the evolving needs of the community. No later than July 1, 2016, and every fifth year thereafter, the Council shall prepare and adopt a Children and Families Plan for the City, which shall include a comprehensive assessment of City policies and programs, both public and private, addressing the needs of children and families in San Francisco, and policy-level recommendations for making the City more supportive of children and families. The Council shall emphasize solicitation and incorporation of community input in the development of the initial Plan and subsequent Plans.
(d) No later than October 1, 2017, and each year thereafter, the Board of Supervisors shall conduct a noticed public hearing to review the Council’s performance and the City’s overall progress under the current Plan and to update interested parties on the status of the next Plan.
(e) All City departments that serve children, youth, and families shall consider the Plan in developing their own strategic plans to make the City more supportive of children and families. The Controller shall provide guidance to City departments about how to incorporate the findings of the CCNA and the Plan into their proposed budgets under Article IX.
(f) Planning. Following the adoption of im- plementing legislation under Section 16.126-71
, the Mayor shall appoint members to the Council and the Council shall convene to make initial deci- sions regarding staffing, organization, and imple- mentation. The Council shall also begin planning for the start of the five-year planning cycle in Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The Council may recom- mend, and the Board of Supervisors may approve by ordinance, changes to the due dates and time- lines provided in this Section 16.127-5.
(g) Coordination of Stakeholders. The Council shall ensure that various community groups, agencies, and organizations responsible for providing support, including the City, SFUSD, and community partners, work together in aligned, coherent, and effective ways.
(h) Coordination of Departments. The Council shall facilitate cooperation and coordina- tion between relevant departments of the City and SFUSD to maximize alignment and improve outcomes for children and youth. The Council shall oversee development and implementation of a data-sharing agreement between SFUSD and relevant City departments. The Council, in co- operation with the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Board of Education, and community groups, shall work to ensure that funds spent to benefit children and families are targeted to those most in need of specific services and that the funds are used strategically to leverage and com- plement existing and anticipated federal, state, and local resources.
(i) Continued Autonomy of City and SFUSD. The Council will be a policy coordinating body dedicated to improving coordination between the City and its departments, SFUSD and its departments, and community-based organizations funded by those agencies. While the Council will make recommendations to the City and SFUSD, the City and SFUSD will each retain its full inde- pendence and authority regarding programmatic and funding decisions.
(j) Evaluation. Every five years, the Con- troller shall review the Council’s operations and the Plan. The Controller shall submit the results of the review to the Council, the Board of Super- visors, and the Board of Education. The Council shall consider the results of the Controller’s re- view in the preparation of the next Plan. The Council shall also report to the general public on the Council’s efforts and achievements through the creation of an annual San Francisco Children and Families First Progress Report. The Progress Report shall provide the results of the efforts of the City, SFUSD, and the community to serve children and families under the Plan, measured against quantifiable standards and metrics and in light of the Council’s previously-adopted goals and priorities.
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Proposition C, approved November, 2014.
(a) Staffing Support. Subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter, the City shall provide staff to the Council ("Council Staff") for administrative, organizational, policy, and research support. Funding for Council Staff shall come from the General Fund; provided, however, that SFUSD, participating City departments, and members of the public may provide additional support and contributions.
(b) Staff Roles and Responsibilities. Subject to the direction of the Council, Council Staff shall:
(1) Provide administrative, organizational, policy, planning, and research support to the Council and its outcomes framework;
(2) Engage department heads from the City and SFUSD to coordinate the implementation of services;
(3) Provide support for the Council, including developing a joint data-sharing agreement between the City and SFUSD, monitoring the planning cycle, providing technical support, and developing policy briefs on key issues relevant to implementation of the Plan;
(4) Support the development of an inventory of all Citywide services for children and youth, including state and federally funded programs; and,
(5) Support the development of the Children and Families First Progress Report.
(c) Funding. It shall be the policy of the City to provide sufficient funding and administrative support for the Council and Council Staff to perform these functions. Funding for administrative support for the Council shall come from the General Fund; provided, however, that SFUSD, participating City departments, and members of the public may provide additional support and contributions. Funding for administrative support for the Council shall not be included in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline calculation.
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(a) The Initiative shall provide support for the Council by providing data and information relevant to the Council’s decisions, by preparing drafts of the Outcomes Framework and the Plan, by implementing alignment of systems and coordination of services, and by evaluating submissions from City departments and SFUSD under this Section 16.127-8.
(b) The Initiative shall ensure that various community groups, agencies, and organizations responsible for providing support, including SFUSD, other government agencies, and community partners, work together in aligned, coherent, and effective ways.
(c) The Initiative shall ensure that the City maximizes opportunities to receive available funding for children and youth from the State and Federal governments. As part of their biennial budget submission under Article IX, City departments that provide services to children, youth, and families shall report on any State or Federal funding for which the department has applied or received funding.
(d) The Board of Supervisors by ordinance shall designate a department, commission, or other City entity to assume primary responsibility for supporting the Initiative and establish the responsibilities of constituent City departments and commissions within the Initiative. Funding for administrative support for the Initiative shall not be included in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline calculation.
(Added by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(a) Citywide Community Needs Assessment. The Initiative shall assist the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (“DCYF”) in developing a Citywide Community Needs Assessment (“CCNA”) for children, youth, and families. The CCNA shall supplement and expand upon the CNA described in Section 16.108(i)(1), and the Initiative and its constituent departments, commissions, and SFUSD shall use the CCNA to develop the San Francisco Children and Families Plan (the “Plan”) and Outcomes Framework. DCYF shall prepare the CCNA using the same process and timeline described in Section 16.108(i)(1).
(b) The San Francisco Children and Families Plan and Outcomes Framework. The Initiative shall support the Council in crafting the Plan and Outcomes Framework described in Section 16.127-5 and identifying relevant goals and strategies to align and coordinate the services to children and families provided by City departments, SFUSD, and community partners, and to maximize support for children and families. Through the Initiative, the Mayor shall invite SFUSD to participate in the planning process for the Plan and the Outcomes Framework.
(Added by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(a) Outcomes Framework Analysis. By January 1, 2028 and at least once every five years thereafter in alignment with the beginning of the Five-Year Planning Cycle described in Section 16.108(i), the Initiative, in consultation with the Controller, shall develop a policy to help the Initiative evaluate whether the following types of expenditures are consistent with the Outcomes Framework: (1) expenditures that are included in, or are eligible to be included in, the Children and Youth Fund Baseline described in Section 16.108(h), and (2) expenditures from the Public Education Enrichment Fund (“PEEF”) and the annual PEEF Baseline appropriation (“PEEF Baseline”) described in Section 16.123-2.
(b) Budget Review and Approval for Proposed Appropriations in the Children and Youth Baseline, Public Education Enrichment Fund, and Public Education Enrichment Fund Annual Baseline Appropriations.
(1) By February 21 each year, beginning in 2026, each City department that anticipates expending funds for eligible services in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline, the PEEF, or the PEEF Baseline in the subsequent fiscal year shall submit a written report with its anticipated expenditures to the Initiative for review. The Initiative may request that City departments provide additional reports on expenditures as the Initiative deems necessary.
(2) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2028-2029, the Initiative shall review and determine whether each department’s proposed expenditures under subsection (b)(1) and SFUSD’s annual report under Section 16.123-6(d) are consistent with the Plan and Outcomes Framework. The Initiative shall also review the department’s and SFUSD’s expenditures for eligible services in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline, the PEEF, or the PEEF Baseline for the current and prior fiscal year, if any, to determine whether those expenditures were consistent with the Outcomes Framework. By April 30 each year, the Initiative shall provide a written report to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors evaluating whether each department’s current and prior year expenditures were consistent with the Outcomes Framework and stating whether the department’s proposed expenditures for the subsequent fiscal year are consistent with the Outcomes Framework. By April 30 each year, the Initiative also shall provide a written report to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors evaluating whether SFUSD’s current and prior year expenditures were consistent with the Outcomes Framework and stating whether SFUSD’s proposed expenditures for the subsequent fiscal year are consistent with the Outcomes Framework.
(3) In preparing the biennial budget under Article IX of this Charter, the Mayor shall consider the Initiative’s written report. In its evaluation of the proposed biennial budget, the Board of Supervisors also shall consider the Initiative’s written report and shall hold a public hearing on the Initiative’s report before finally approving the budget. The Initiative may provide an addendum or update to the report based on new information it receives following its initial report regarding the budget.
(4) By no later than the date of final enactment of the biennial budget, beginning with the biennial budget for Fiscal Year 2029-2030, the Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, find that all anticipated expenditures for services in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline and City department and SFUSD expenditures under the PEEF and the PEEF Baseline in the biennial budget are, on balance, consistent with the Outcomes Framework as provided in subsection (l)(2), or that specified expenditures are not consistent with the Outcomes Framework but otherwise serve an overriding public purpose.
(c) The Board of Supervisors by ordinance may modify the deadlines in this Section 16.127-10.
(d) For purposes of Section 16.127-10(b)(2), the Controller and the Board of Supervisors’ Budget Analyst shall jointly be responsible for approving the final determinations and reports of the Initiative. The Board of Supervisors by ordinance may designate a different City entity to perform the duties of the Initiative for the purposes of that subsection.
(Added by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So numbered in Proposition J, 11/5/2024.
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