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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 3, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Agreement with UNC Hospitals for Healthy Carolinians Coordinator Funds DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Agreement Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving an agreement between UNC Hospitals and the Health Department for funds to support the Healthy Carolinians Coordinator. 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 supports the position and 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 cost 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. Recruitment for the original position took six months and the position was vacant for five months in 2001 —from July 2001 until November 2001. Since the funds from UNC were deposited to the grant account, the funds that would have been expended for salary during those time periods remained in the grant account and can be used this year to fund a portion of the salary for the position. For this fiscal year, the salary and benefits for the position total $45,904 and are being funded by the following sources: $10,000 funds from the state; $5,000 from UNC Hospitals; and $7,821 from the previous years' unexpended balance in the account (the unexpended balance for salary totals $10,195). UNC Hospitals is a new funding source this year, although they have been a partner in the Orange County Healthy Carolinians effort since its inception in 1995 and have funded a number of activities related to the effort. Approval of agreement allows the County to accept the funds from UNC Hospitals.