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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 15, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-c <br /> SUBJECT: Creation of Permanent Time-Limited Position for Group Respite Service <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Janice Tyler, 919-245-4255 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider utilizing Administration for Community Living grant funding for a 40 <br /> hour per week time-limited Group Respite Coordinator position. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Administration for Community Living awarded Orange County a three <br /> year, approximately $900,000 grant in September 2015. The Orange County CARES <br /> (Community Awareness, Respite, Educations and Support) program was one of eleven awarded <br /> across the nation and the only one in North Carolina. The funds enable the Department on <br /> Aging to expand services and supports for caregivers and persons with Alzheimer's disease and <br /> related dementias so they can enjoy improved health and quality of life while also reducing <br /> caregiver burden and social isolation. <br /> One of the services of OC CARES is weekly Group Respite at the Passmore and Seymour <br /> Centers, staffed by a temporary Coordinator position. Response to this service is far greater <br /> than anticipated. The hours per week and length of appointment needed for the Coordinator <br /> position exceeds the limit for a temporary position as allowed by the NC Retirement System <br /> regulation and Orange County ordinance. The Department on Aging is requesting one <br /> additional OC CARES permanent time-limited Social Worker II position through August 31, 2018 <br /> grant end. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds already-budgeted from the Administration for Community Living <br /> grant will pay the total cost of this new position in the current fiscal year. Additional support from <br /> Carol Woods Retirement Community has been pledged to the OC CARES project if needed in <br /> the next fiscal year. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Social Justice Goals are applicable to this agenda <br /> item: <br /> • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND <br /> INEQUITY <br /> The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; <br /> religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or <br />