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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 18, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 _ -~ <br />SUBJECT: Intergovernmental Agreements <br />DEPARTMENT: Various Departments PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />County Attorney's Office- 245-2317 <br />Nancy Coston, Social Services, <br />245-2802 <br />Lucinda Munger, Library, 245-2528 <br />PURPOSE: To approve various intergovernmental agreements. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board directed that it review all intergovernmental agreements. Provided <br />below is a list of Agreements and brief synopsis of each that have been reviewed by the County <br />Attorney's Office and staff is asking the Board to approve. <br />1. Parties to Memorandum of Understanding: Orange County Partnership for Young <br />Children ("the Partnership") and Orange County (Department of Social Services). <br />a. Services: With regard to Smart Start Funds, Orange County agrees to provide <br />service for: Purchase of Care; Quality Enhancement and Early Head Start Match <br />payments. In collaboration with the Partnership, Orange County Department of <br />Social Services shall administer the Smart Start scholarship/subsidy dollars in <br />Orange County to help defray the childcare costs for low-income working families. <br />b. Amount: The Partnership will provide funding in the amount of $1,020,000, <br />effective 2011 through 2012 for purchase of care in the Subsidy Program and <br />$75,000 for administrative services to support the Subsidy Program. <br />2. Parties to the Agreement: NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Orange County <br />(Library). <br />a. Services: CHAKA afterschool program, "Trees" for ages 6-11 at Orange County <br />Main Library, Hillsborough, NC on Tuesday October 18, 2011 from 3:30 p.m. to <br />4:30 p.m. <br />b. Amount: $90 <br />