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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2285 |
| Support Coordination Workload/ Agency for Persons with Disabilities |
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| Requester: |
Janice Phillips |
Organization: |
Rehabilitative Management Services |
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| Project Title: |
Support Coordination Workload/ Agency for Persons with Disabilities |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 5:43:44 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| More intensive services to each individual consumer and better insuring health, safety and welfare of consumers. |
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| Recipient: |
Agency for Persons with Disabilities |
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Contact: |
Beth Labasky |
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1234 Blair Stone Rd |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 322-7335 |
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Tallahassee 32301 |
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Contact email: |
BethLabasky@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| To reduce the number of consumers per support coordinator (on the Home and Community Based Waiver) to provide for more individual time per consumer, increase quality of services to consumers and |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A reduction in caseloads, resulting in more intensive services to each individual consumer and better insuring health, safety and welfare of consumers. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,004,898 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,004,898 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,387,716 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,004,898 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
2003-2004 Mercer Rate study (commissioned by the Department) recommended a reduction ... |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Broward Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/20/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
