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6 <br /> Commissioner Carter asked for clarification of where the cold weather program was <br /> administered. <br /> Blake Rosser said it is under the Partnership, but it is a shared responsibility in the <br /> department. He said that in the current fiscal year, they have already surpassed the number of <br /> cold weather nights the county had last year. He said that they are experiencing burnout among <br /> overnight staff and an unprecedented volume of people needing shelter on cold weather nights. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked for information on the employees under eviction <br /> diversion. She said one was an attorney. <br /> Blake Rosser said is the Eviction Diversion Expediter. He said the role functions as a <br /> paralegal for the attorney. <br /> Vice-Chair Hamilton asked for another column on the chart in slide #5 of the number of <br /> customers served by each division. <br /> Slide #6 <br /> LegalIF I <br /> n <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> 0 HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Slide#7 <br /> income- <br /> basedLegal Services <br /> Only . below,and <br /> evictionfacing or experiencing"Life Changing Events"that <br /> impact ability to pay rent. <br /> Ryan Evans nORANGE COUNTY <br /> Legal Services Manager 0 HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> ryevans@orangecountync.gov <br />