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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 5, 2004 Action Age Item No. SUBJECT: Agreement Between UNC Hospitals and Health Department for Support of Healthy Carolinians Coordinator DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 Agreement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve an agreement and receive funds from UNC Hospitals far partial support of Healthy Carolinians Coordinator position, BACKGROUND: The Healthy Carolinians of Orange County process began work in 1995 with an extensive community assessment, The County, the UNC School of Public Health, and the UNC Hospitals were all contributing financial partners in this initial effort, The Board of Commissioners authorized the creation of the Healthy Carolinians Coordinator position during the FY 1999-2000 budget deliberations as a Health Department position and agreed to support the position and operational expenses at a 50% level, This authorization was contingent upon the ability of the Health Department to secure funds for the remaining 50% of the cast of the position. The position was first filled in June of 2000 with the following combination of funds: 50%from the county; $10,000 from the state of North Carolina; and $11,122 from the University of North Carolina. The state funds and the funds from UNC comprised 50% of the salary and benefits for the position, Recnaitment for the original position took six months and the position was vacant far five months in 2001 -from July 2001 until November 2001, The current Coordinator, Maria Hitt, has been in the position since that time. In 2003, three years of decreasing grant funds were secured from the Kate B, Reynolds Foundation in partial support of the Healthy Carolinians Coordinator position. For FY 2003- 2004, Foundation support was $20,000; for FY 2004-2005 Foundation support is in the amount of $15,000; and the final year of Foundation support will be in FY 2005-2006 with an amount of $10,000, For the current fiscal year, the salary and benefits for the position are a total of $49,337 and are being founded by the following sources: $15,000 from the Kate B, Reynolds Foundation funds; $10,992 from UNC Hospitals; and $24,668 from the County general fund, The positive balance of funds will cover the 2% cost of living increase authorized for October 11. This is one-time