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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 17, 2005 <br />Action Agen~jda1 <br />Item No. ~ -• <br />SUBJECT: Child Support Attorney Contract <br />DEPARTMENT: Child Support Enforcement <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />2005-2006 Contract <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Janet Sparks, 245-2178 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2178 <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To contract with Coleman, Gledhill, Hargrave and Peek to provide legal <br />representation far the Child Support office for FY 2005-2006. <br />BACKGROUND: The Child Support program must have legal representation to be in <br />compliance with North Carolina law and Federal regulations. Qnly an attorney can perform <br />certain functions essential to the program. There is no change in the contract from 2004-2005. <br />The firm provides representation in an average of 150 cases per month.. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The department's requested amount for FY 2005-2006 is $45,000. <br />The County's cost after Federal Financial Participation (FFP) will be $14,850. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract and <br />authorize the Chair to sign. <br />