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I ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda , ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No . _TV -/� Meeting Date: May 21, 1991 SUBJECT: Project KIDS Recognition DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: yes X No Child Support Enforcement ATTACHMENT(s): PROJECT KIDS INFORMATION PURPOSE: INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sparks ext. 2175 TELEPHONE NUMBER: HILLSBOROUGH - 732 -8181 CHAPEL HILL - 968 -4501 MEBANE - 227 -2031 DURHAM - 688 -7331 To recognize the Clerk of Court, Sheriff's Department, District Court Judges and the Child Support Enforcement Department who recently were presented with achievement awards by the North Carolina Child Support Council BACKGROUND: Project KIDS was an inter - agency effort spearheaded by the county's Child Support Enforcement Department. It ended on September 17, 1990, when 350 child support cases were brought to court. Two State agencies - Clerk of Court and District Court Judges; and, two county agencies - Sheriff and Child Support Enforcement, worked together closely over several months to focus community attention on child support. The child support division of the Clerk of Court and the Child Support Enforcement office worked together to identify all cases with arrearage and to resolve those cases before court action was begun. Chief District Court Judge Patricia Hunt committed additional courtroom and judges time to this project. Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass and his staff committed extra week -end hours to serve Defendants with the orders to appear in court. This State /county coordination resulted in child support collections which increased 17% in August, 1990 (over 8/89) and 28% in September, 1990 (over 9/89). Over $17,000 was collected on the court day of September 17th. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Chair recognize the Clerk of Court, Sheriff's Department, District Court Judges and Child support Enforcement.