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• - - • • BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA Ø7f • ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO.lik MEETING DATE February 4, 1985 SUBJECT: TITLE III B GRANT RENEINML • ! DEPARTMENT: Department on Aging I PUBLIC HEARING: YES x NO ATTACHMENT(S) : Attachment B - INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry M. Passmore Specifications for FY86 Title Ext. 280 : • PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH' - 732-8181 Contract Services • HILLSBOROUGH - 732-9361 CHAPEL HILL - 967-9251 • MEBANE - 227-2031 DURHAM - 688-7331 • • • PURPOSE: To consider authorizing submission of the Title III-B Older Americana f Act (social services/senior center) application to Triangle J Council of Gov-. ernments by the County Manager, effective July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1986,. for federal and state funds in the amount of $83,669. Summary of proposed services due Feb. 4th and completed application by Feb. 28, 1985. NEED: This is a yearly continuation application covering the following services , which are a part of the Department on Aging's current budget: Transportation, • Senior Center Operation, Information/Referral, Chore-Handihelper and Case Management (In-Home/Community) . DoA would emphasize Access. services to faCill- , tate service delivery by a multitude of community organizations.. All services were ranked high priority according to COG needs assessment. Operaticin and staffing level would remain basically the same as this year, except with the part-time I & R Specialist position increased to full-time. This year's appli- cation will embody these important changes: (1) Performance Contrasting. • Performance based contracts will be required this year embodying specific service definitions, objectives, and units of service. The actual number of service units (trips, contacts, hours) provided will be the basis for payment. Attachment B - Specifications would be the service objectives proposed by COG for FY86 under contract. (2) Staff Changes. Senior Center - In order to meet - State and the National Performance Standards by 1986, the exiting Senior • Center Supervisors' time would be allocated 100% under center operations (rather the chore and I&R) . I&R - To improve DoA's ability to respond effec- tively and efficiently to increasing I&R demand, the part-time I&R Specialist .* position (20 hours) would be increased to full time with the transfer of 15% I&R time of the Center Supervisor. (3) Service Changes In-Home. To provide ' greater access to in-home care and community services to all older adults, DoA would (1) discontinue the Homemaker-Health Aide component in providing Aid ee and expand the case management service of the H-HHA coordinator plus transfer the chore-handihelper services to the coordinator. _ IMPACT - If approved, County funds would not increase other than possible staff merit raises for Title III-B contract. This would be accomplished by the above service/staff changes and requesting no equipment purchases. RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approval restklactitting the grant application:.