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4 <br />applicants for Aid to Families with Dependent Children and <br />Medicaid receive timely determination of eligibility; and, <br />WHEREAS, the most recent Consent Order and Settlement Agreement <br />signed by Legal Services and the State of North Carolina <br />creates severe fiscal sanctions for Counties that fail to <br />reach a certain point threshold on an arbitrary, process - <br />oriented monitoring mechanism; and, <br />WHEREAS, the most recent Consent Order and Settlement Agreement <br />focuses on the process of determining eligibility rather <br />than the results, creates unnecessary paperwork, and in <br />effect, slows the eligibility process; and, <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to providing assistance to <br />eligible applicants on a timely, accountable basis, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners: <br />1. Request that all parties involved in the Court Order <br />enter into a cooperative effort to renegotiate and <br />modify the most recent Consent Order and Settlement <br />Agreement in a mutual effort to enhance humane, <br />efficient, and timely service; <br />2. Request that program regulations derived from Federal <br />Law, Court Order, and State policy be modified to <br />simplify and speed the eligibility determination process <br />and that any system adopted to monitor that process be <br />designed to measure results rather than process; <br />3. Declare that counties should participate as full <br />partners in all future negotiations regarding this <br />matter. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />B. OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND SENIOR CENTER WEEK <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br />Commissioner Gordon to approve the proclamations for Older American <br />Month and Senior Center Week as stated below: <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, <br />According to the latest population figures, there are more <br />than 12,000 persons over 60 years of age in Orange County, <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, <br />Orange County is proud of the older adults who live here and <br />wishes to show appreciation for what they have contributed <br />to their County, State and Nation; and, <br />WHEREAS, <br />All Orange County citizens enjoy the fruits of older persons <br />and their labors and are inspired to continue to make Orange <br />County a good place in which to live; and, <br />WHEREAS, <br />Orange County wishes to set aside a special month for <br />recognition of the older segment of its citizenry; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, join the <br />Governor of North Carolina and the President of the United <br />States in PROCLAIMING May, 1991 as OLDER AMERICANS MONTH and <br />further, do encourage all citizens to join us in honoring <br />our older Americans. <br />