§ 73-070. AUTHORITY DUTIES

The duties and responsibilities of the Authority shall be as follows:

(a)

To exercise all powers, duties and functions as are prescribed by statute, or Ordinances of the Board of Supervisors.

(b)

Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(4), the Authority shall not be obligated to, but may provide training directly, to pay for training provided privately or in the community, to pay for the providers' time spent in training, to accompany clients to training, to pay for transportation to training or to pay for any materials required by the training. The Authority shall not be obligated to ensure that any provider or client attend or complete any training.

(c)

Pursue and apply for available additional funding for IHSS services through grants and other non-profit sources of funding.

(d)

The Authority shall not be responsible for:

(1)

Authorizing services for an IHSS client;

(2)

Determining a client's need for IHSS, the level and quality of services required, and the eligibility of individuals to be served;

(3)

Conducting the initial or any subsequent assessment of need for services;

(4)

Terminating the client's participation in the IHSS program;

(5)

Providing advice to clients with respect to client's hiring and firing of providers;

(6)

Client problem solving;

(7)

In-home monitoring of service delivery;

(8)

In-home client IHSS orientation.

(9)

The above-referenced services and functions shall be the exclusive responsibility of the County of Sutter.