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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC22-211 EHS_Cost of Living Adjustment Grant Letter Human Services Early Head Start 970-328-26133 1-855-848-8826 (f) earlyheadstart@eaglecounty.us www.eaglecounty.us May 24, 2022 Re: Approval for Early Head Start Cost of Living Adjustment Eagle County Early Head Start (EHS) is requesting approval for the 2022 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) grant application to increase wages by 2.28% for the teaching staff who work directly with EHS children at the Family Learning Center, Eagle Valley Elementary and Edwards Early Learning Center. On May 20, 2022 EHS Policy Council discussed, voted and approved the 2022 COLA application. On May 24, 2022 the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners discussed, voted and approved the 2022 COLA grant application. Program Type Federal Amount Requested Non-Federal Share (20%) Total Budget Early Head Start $23,379 $5,844 $29,223 _____________________________________________ ____________________ Jeanne McQueeney Date Eagle County Board of County Commissioners 551 Broadway, P.O. Box 660, Eagle, Colorado 81631 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1A3E2042-8281-4495-9996-DEA7F4246315 5/24/2022 Eagle County Early Head Start Grant: 08CH1149 2022 COLA Budget Summary & Justification Narrative 2022 COLA Budget Summary Federal share: $23,379 Non Federal Share: $5,844 Total Early Head Start COLA: $29,233 2022 COLA Justification Narrative The Eagle County Early Head Start (EHS) program includes Eagle County Government employees and contracted staff who work directly with EHS children at the Family Learning Center and at Eagle County Schools. EHS will permanently adjust the pay scale to ensure that EHS employees and EHS teachers at contracted child care centers receive at least a 2.28% salary increase. The Eagle County Government EHS employees received salary increases that took place in March of 2022 and were retroactive to the beginning of the 2022 calendar year. These EHS employees received salary increases with a minimum of 4.0%. However, only $1,353 of the COLA funds will be used to offset this expense as the majority of the funds will go to the contracted child care centers. The cost of administering the 2.28% salary increase for EHS teachers at contracted child care centers is $27,880. Please refer to the attachment 2022 Contracted Centers COLA Schedule for details outlining staff salary and fringe before and after the 2.28% COLA. Employee Compensation Cap The Head Start Act of 2007 Section 653 and the Head Start Program Instruction ACF-PI-HS-08-03 prohibits the use of any Federal funds, including Head Start and Early Head Start grant funds, to pay any part of the compensation of an individual employed by a Head Start DocuSign Envelope ID: 1A3E2042-8281-4495-9996-DEA7F4246315 agency if that individual’s compensation exceeds the rate payable for Level II of the Executive Schedule, currently $187,000. No Eagle County Early Head Start staff will have received more than $187,000 in compensation during the Fiscal Year 2020, including the Director of the grantee agency. 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1A3E2042-8281-4495-9996-DEA7F4246315