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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 13, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <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, DSS Director - 245-2802 <br />Colleen Bridger, Health Director - <br />245-2412 <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 the Proposal: University of North Carolina Hospitals ("UNCH") and <br />Orange County (Department of Social Services). This is an annual contract. <br />a. Services: The County will provide an Income Maintenance Caseworker and a <br />part-time supervisor to UNCH to perform intake and processing for Medicaid <br />claims. UNCH will reimburse for the County's share of the salary, benefits and <br />indirect costs for both the Income Maintenance Caseworker and the supervisor. <br />b. Amount: The total amount the County will receive is $49,587. <br />2. Parties to the Proposal: UNC Hospitals and Orange County (Health Department) <br />a. Services: UNC Hospitals will develop, facilitate, and evaluate five professional <br />interpreter workshops (two hours in duration each) for local interpreters from <br />Burma. <br />b. Amount: The total cost is not to exceed $2,000. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impact is listed in each section above. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the County <br />Manager to sign the above listed agreements and any amendments or renewals of those <br />Agreements. <br />