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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No t-k <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: N.C. Dept. of Transportation state funds for Work First <br />and Employment Transportation <br />DEPARTMENT Aging/OPT <br />ATTACHMENT (S) <br />Certified Statement <br />1 <br />------ <br />PUBLIC ---------- <br />HEARING -------- <br />YES ------- <br />NO X <br />BUDGET <br />------ AMENDMENT <br />---------- YES X <br />-------- NO <br />------- <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Jerry M. Passmore <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: To apply for and accept by December 18, 19.98 $7,632 in <br />special state operating funds designated for Orange County <br />to support Work First/Employment transportation needs. <br />BACKGROUND: The N.C. Dept. of Transportation Public Transportation <br />Division has available for FY98-99 $1 Million for Work <br />First/Employment Transportation Operating Assistance funds. The <br />funds will be provided to each county through a formula based <br />on rural population and Work First caseload. Based on the <br />formula, Orange County's allocation is $7,632 to be used between <br />July 1, 1998 and September 30, 1999. <br />Orange County Public Transportation Program (OPT will administer <br />the funds. The funds would be used to purchase trips to the <br />employment training center and to work sites. The service would <br />be provided by existing public providers, specifically the <br />Chapel Hill Transit, OPT and the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA). <br />OPT will work closely with the Dept. of Social Services in <br />identifiying eligible participants. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />