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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 2, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. Ate(, <br />SUBJECT: Memorantlum Renewal with NoM Skk Legal Services <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Memomntlum of Agreement Jerry M. Pasamore, ext. 2009 <br />Client Service Summary <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough T32A181 <br /> CM1epel HIII 9883501 <br /> Durham 888]771 <br /> Mebane 378~227~2071 <br />PURPOSE: To request approval to renew the Memorantlum of Agreement with North State <br />Legal Services, Inc. for Me proviebn of legal wunselirg antl assistance, as required by Title III <br />of the Older Americans Act. <br />BACKGROUND: The Older Americans ACl requires thata small percentage of the annual <br />Orenge County Title III allocation be spent k provide legal services far residents sixty years antl <br />older whc do not meet North State Legal Services income eliglElllry guitlelines. The requiretl <br />expenditure for FV 99-00 is $1,538 with a 10% local makh. These tuntls were indutletl in the <br />approvetl tlepadmental butlget. North State Legal Services, Inc. has agreed k provide [he <br />service for $35 per hour, the same rate as the past fiscal year. These funds will provitle 69 <br />hours of service averaging approximately three hours per person Thus, an es[Imated 10 older <br />persons would be served. TMa will be the thirteenth year of subwn[mding wiN North State <br />Legal Services. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The DltlerAmedrana Ad funtla designated for this service requires <br />makh of $1]1 (1 g%) which is Indutletl in the FV Ot-02 operating budget for [he Community <br />Based Services division. No local match increase is anikipated at thistime. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recammeMS approval and authorization for the <br />Chair to sign the Memorentlum of Agreement with North State Legal Services, Inc. for the <br />provision of legal cervices for county resideMS sixty years aiM alder. ' <br />