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INTRODUCTION •9"""N <br />The Children's Services Advisory Committee Guide is to be used as the primary document that <br />contains the standards, policies, and procedures creating a unified system of planning and <br />delivery within which children's needs can be identified, targeted, addressed and evaluated by <br />the Children's Services Advisory Committee. With respect to the Guide, The Board of County <br />Commissioners will have the approval authority on its adoption and revisions. The Children's <br />Services Advisory Committee will maintain the Guide and act as an advisory committee to the <br />Board of County Commissioners. <br />The Children's Services Advisory Committee will also receive and review proposals for <br />allocation of funds for targeted children's services and make recommendations regarding <br />funding to the Board of County Commissioners. County staff will be made available at the <br />direction of the County Administrator. Although the Children's Services Advisory Committee <br />Guide will be the primary source for policy and procedural guidance, the Indian River County <br />Comprehensive Plan, as well as the Comprehensive Plans of municipalities in the County, will <br />be used where they contain goals, policies, and objectives relating to children's services. <br />1. Recommend providing and maintaining services for children as the Children's <br />Services Advisory Committee determines the needs for the general well-being of <br />the children in the county. <br />2. Collect information and statistical data, and conduct research that will be helpful <br />to the Children's Services Advisory Committee and the county in deciding the <br />needs of children in the county. <br />3. Consult, collaborate, and coordinate with other agencies dedicated to the well- <br />being of children to end duplication of services. <br />4. Recommend the allocation of funds for programs that provide services for the <br />benefit of children in the county. <br />5. Recommend standards for evidence -based, measurable outcomes within the <br />Request for Proposal, and monitor the agencies for actual performance on agreed <br />upon standards. <br />Page 3 <br />