WIC §18986.14: The council’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Ensuring collaboration and countywide planning for the provision of children’s services.

The council’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Ensuring collaboration and countywide planning for the provision of children’s services. (b) Identifying those agencies that have a significant joint responsibility in providing services to children and families. (c) Identifying gaps in services to specific populations. (d) Developing policies and setting priorities to ensure service effectiveness. (e) Implementing public and private collaborative programs whenever possible. (f) Providing for countywide interagency case management to coordinate resources, especially for those children and their families who are using the services of more than one agency concurrently. (g) Identify, coordinate with, and, where feasible, integrate with existing children’s services groups and other coordinating bodies.