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r <br />9 <br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />I tem No g� i <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: Memorandum Renewal with North State Legal Services <br />-------------------------- - - - - -- ------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT Aging PUBLIC HEARING YES NO —x- <br />-------------------------------- ------------------------- - - - - -- <br />ATTACHMENT (S) : <br />Memorandum of Agreement <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: <br />To request approval to renew the Memorandum of Agreement with North <br />State Legal Services, Inc. for the provision of legal counseling and <br />assistance, as required by Title III of the Older Americans Act. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Older Americans Act requires that a small percentage of the annual <br />County Title III allocation be spent to provide legal services for <br />residents sixty years and older. The required expenditure for FY 98 -99 <br />is $1,539 with a 10% local match. These funds were included in the <br />approved departmental budget. North State Legal Services, Inc. has <br />agreed to provide the service for $35 per hour. These funds will <br />provide 49 hours of service averaging approximately 3 hours per person. <br />Thus, an estimated 16 older persons would be served. This will be the <br />tenth year of subcontracting with North State. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Manager recommends approval and Chair to sign Memorandum of Agreement <br />with North State Legal Services, Inc. for the provision of legal <br />services for county residents sixty years and older. <br />FN:H \ABS70820.DOC <br />