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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Renewal Agreement Between Chapel Hill Training and Outreach, Inc. and the Health Department for Family Service Coordination DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 2009 Contract Renewal Business Associate Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Summers, 245-2411 PURPOSE: To approve an agreement renewal between Chapel Hill Training Outreach, Inc. and the Health Department for the support of a Social Worker II position to provide coordinated family services to families enrolled in the Head Start Program. BACKGROUND: Since 1999 the Health Department has contracted with Chapel Hill Training and Outreach to provide a Social Worker II to that agency to provide services to Early Head Start children in Chapel Hill. The contract provides for payment for salary, benefits, travel, space, and training costs for a Social Worker II employed by the Health Department to provide child service coordination services to children enrolled in Early Head Start (0-3 year olds) or Head Start. The Social Worker earns Medicaid revenue that is utilized to defray operational costs of the position and program. The benefit of this is the coordination of services across agency lines to families that qualify for services. The caseload of the Social Worker is 30 families. Children from 0-5 years of age with development delays receive services from appropriate agencies so that the children can reduce the impacts of the delays and start school ready to learn. Another outcome of the program is to reduce the number of caseworkers assigned to families that qualify for multiple programs (Health Department and early head start or head start). The contract time period does not correspond to the County fiscal year because the funds to Chapel Hill Training and Outreach are federal funds. Chapel Hill Training and Outreach prefers the contract period to be a calendar year. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The contract pays for all personnel and operating costs associated with the position. Medicaid revenues help defray the administrative and operating costs for the position. The contract amount is adjusted annually to reflect any salary or benefit increases. The amount of the 2009 contract is for an amount not to exceed $60,120. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the agreement renewal and authorize the Chair to sign subject to final review by the County Attorney.