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9 <br /> Slide#10 <br /> Avg.Assistance Amount $4,179 <br /> Avg.Monthly Expense $50,149 <br /> Avg.Time to Process 31 days <br /> Households assisted with Life-Changing 35 <br /> Event(LCE) <br /> Households assisted with Court Summons 37 <br /> Number of LCE Households assisted prior 12 <br /> to eviction <br /> Ryan Evans nORANGE COUNTY <br /> Legal Services Manager Q HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> ryevans@orangecountync.gov <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said it appears people are waiting to reach out for <br /> assistance rather than in the first month. <br /> Blake Rosser said it is a mix. He said that he can look into that data further. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if there are ways to communicate with the public better <br /> about the program. <br /> Blake Rosser said he would work with the Community Relations Department on a <br /> communication plan. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked if there was any overlap in the three household categories. <br /> Blake Rosser said there can be some overlap between life-changing event and court <br /> summons households. He said he is not sure if the numbers in the chart reflect an overlap. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked about the funding for legal services. <br /> Blake Rosser said it is locally funded, except for reimbursements for the civil rights <br /> program. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked if the county knows how many households can be <br /> supported by the Housing Department budget. <br /> Blake Rosser said they don't look at it in a big picture sense as she described. He said <br /> the total EDP clients served in the last 9 months is 468, with two FTEs performing the work. He <br /> said that would be $180,000, then you add the expenses for EHA and operations, and it's in the <br /> ballpark of 150 people for $700,000. <br />