1995 S Agreement between Orange County Government and United Way of Greater Orange County

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND UNITED WAY OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY Introduction This agreement is entered between Orange County and United Way of Greater Orange County for the purposes of establishing a comprehensive information and referral service available for public and private, non-profit agencies and families in Orange County. The County has completed a feasibility study, in May 1995, which is presented in a report entitled, Orange County: Information and Referral. In addition, the County prepares the "Orange Book" which is an annual directory of services available in the county. The County has also designated funding for the development of an information and referral system in the Annual Budget for FY 1995-1996. As part of the preliminary recommendations outlined in I&R report, the County identified United Way of Greater Orange as the most appropriate agency to administer information and referral services for Orange County. On June 16, 1995, the United Way Board of Directors received a formal presentation regarding the County's proposal and endorsed the concept for the development of an I&R service to be administered by United Way of Greater Orange County. Contract Purpose This contract is entered into by The County and United Way of Greater Orange County for the purposes of developing and implementing a comprehensive, county-wide information and referral service which includes the overall supervision and administration of I&R services for Orange County. The County will assume full responsibility for overseeing the purchase of computer equipment for the I&R service(s). Cost The County agrees to provide United Way of Greater Orange County with funding in the amount of$50,000 from Smart Start to assist with start-up expenditures and the annual operating budget. Responsibilities The County will: 1) work with United Way of Greater Orange in identifying appropriate sites for locating computers throughout the County. 2) issue (quarterly or annual) payments for administering the I&R service to United Way of Greater Orange. 3) oversee purchases for all necessary computer equipment for the I&R system. 4) provide United Way with relevant information and referral resources which include; the "Orange Book" and all other county directories and databases, excluding confidential client information. 5) convene a project team for development of the I&R system with two representatives from United Way of Greater Orange.