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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Central Orange Adult Day Health Center's Non-profit Agency By-Laws <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Advisory Board on Aging <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft By-Laws <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry Passmore, Director, ext. 2009 <br />Steve Reda, Adult Day Health Center <br />Manager, ext. 2017 <br />Florence Soltys, Chair, Advisory Board <br />on Aging, 962-4541 <br />Jack Chestnut, Vice-Chair, Advisory <br />Board on Aging, 918-3210 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To review and approve with any changes the draft by-laws for the non-profit <br />agency to operate the Central Orange Adult Day Health Center. <br />BACKGROUND: Establishing an adult day health program was one of the top priorities (Goal <br />III-A, c1-3) identified in the Master Aging Plan for Orange County. In FY 2002-03, the Board of <br />County Commissioners approved the adult day health initiative and set aside $40,000 to plan <br />and implement the adult day health center initiative. After completing the planning phase <br />(special facility design, renovations, furniture purchase, health and facility inspections, program <br />policies, funding support, staffing contracts, transportation and food service arrangements, and <br />local and state certifications), the Adult Day Health Center open in March, 2003 at 515 <br />Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough next to the Central Orange Senior Center. <br />From the beginning, it was agreed that the Adult Day Health Center Initiative would be a <br />community partnership, not an on-going County program. Anon-profit agency would be <br />establish to take over the adult day health program as well as operate other programs identified <br />in the Master Aging Plan (MAP) that serve the frail and disabled older adults. (See Program <br />Report provided to BOCC at May 20' 2003 regular meeting). <br />The Advisory Board on Aging with Department on Aging (DOA) staff and attorney Steve Lackey <br />(pro-bona service) are now ready to proceed with the incorporation of a new non-profit <br />organization to assume Center operation from the County by January, 2004. <br />