OTHER-2023-039-Revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Orange County

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Attachment 1 Memorandum of Understanding between Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill , Carrboro , and Hillsborough : Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness ( OCPEH) i Whereas , in April 2008 , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , Chapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Town Council , and Hillsborough Board of Commissioners endorsed the Orange County 10 - Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and entered into a memorandum of understanding to fund and support the Plan ' s implementation by the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness ( OCPEH) , and i Whereas , the Partnership has made significant progress in ending and preventing homelessness in Orange County over the past fourteen years , and Whereas , the parties to this Memorandum came together and revised this Memorandum of Understanding in 2015 , and Whereas , reflecting a combination of national best practices , national funding models , and local experience , the Orange County 10 -Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness has evolved to become an ongoing program, the Orange County Plan to End Homelessness , and Whereas , the role of the Partnership is to implement Orange County ' s Plan to End Homelessness and serve as the Continuum of Care for Orange County, and Whereas , the parties to this Memorandum understand the value of this work to each jurisdiction and accordingly intend to continue to fund and support it, and Whereas , the initial 10 -Year Plan created a body called the Executive Team, now called the Leadership Team, consisting of representatives appointed from each of the above governmental partners and a cross - section of community representation, charged with providing oversight and direction to the plan, and the parties to this Memorandum intend for the Leadership Team to continue to perform this role , and Whereas , the parties to this Memorandum intend to continue funding the Partnership ' s Homeless Programs Manager and Housing Access Coordinator, and provide partial funding for the Homeless Programs Coordinator, all of whom have job responsibilities outlined in a Job Description (Attachment A) , and Whereas , in order to implement the Plan, the Partnership is providing direct service programs via pass -through funding from other sources , and Whereas , the four elected appointees continue to recommend and serve on the OCPEH Executive Team, which shall consist of the four elected appointees , to ensure that the interests of all four funding jurisdictions are consistently represented ,