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Home My WebLink AboutS Grant - Manager - Home & Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding Play FY 2007-2008-06-12-2007-4c• Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan Programs Block Grant Recommended Funding Block Grant 06-07 Funding 07-08 JOCCA Congregate Nutrition $97,295 $97,295 JOCCA has five Congregate Meal Sites located in ($3400 added Orange County. A site manager is located at each during year) site and is responsible for the daily operation of nutrition programs and meals. There are also three coordinators of services responsible for the coordination, outreach, referral and provision of services to low-income families and individuals. These services include, but are not limited to weatherization, housing rehabilitation assistance, financial emergency assistance, Older Workers Pro ram, and information and referral. DSS In-Home Aid Services $ 46,841 $46,841 Home and Community Block Grant enables low- ($15,972 income, minority individuals to defer or prevent added during institutionalization by providing quality services to year) meet basic needs. These services include the performance of essential home management and personal care tasks rendered under guidance and su envision. A in Senior Center Operations $ 76,494 $76,494 Grant funds pay a portion of the salaries of the Facility Managers at the three multi-purpose Senior Centers o erated b the De artment on A in . Transportation Daily Fixed route transportation is provided for $ 73,394 $73,394 seniors to attend activities at the four Centers and two community centers that house the JOCCA Nutrition Pro rams sites in Oran a Count . • C7 • Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan Programs Block Grant Recommended Funding Block Grant 06-07 Funding 07-08 Information and Case Assistance Assist seniors and their families in accessing $ 43,283 $43,283 information about relevant issues, such as health insurance and benefits; work with individuals who have had a change in health status to arrange the array of services that will allow them to continue to live in their own homes as Ion as ossible. In-Home Aid Resaite Provide temporary relief for unpaid caregivers of $ 78,849 $ 78,849 individuals who cannot be left alone. In-home aid services are provided through service agreements with one or more licensed provider agencies. $ 13,883 $13,883 Adult Day Care ($3,690 added Provide temporary relief for unpaid caregivers of during year) individuals who can benefit from assistance and supervision in a community facility setting. $10,000 $10,000 Afro-American Dementia Outreach Project (added during Conduct programs to increase understanding of the year) dementia, signs of dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, available medical interventions, positive caregiver behaviors, existing community support, and need for support at the neighborhood and congregational levels. Unallocated $9,066 Funding increase for FY07-08 reserved pending further review by the participating providers and confirmation by the BOCC. Future interests pertain to piloting improvements in congregate nutrition services, s ecificall at the new Se mour Center. Total $442,039 $451,105 L/ G • DOA -730 (Rev. 2/07) Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults County Funding Plan Identification of Agency or Office with Lead Responsibility for County Funding Plan County Orange July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 The agency or office with lead responsibility for planning and coordinating the County Funding Plan recommends this funding plan to the Board of Commissioners as a coordinated means to utilize community-based resources in the delivery of comprehensive aging services to older adults and their families. Orange County Manager's Office (Name of agency/office with lead responsibility • ~r~F l ~~ 7 Authorized signature (date) Laura E. Blackmon (Type name and title of signatory agent) • DOA-731 (Rev. 2/07) Home and Community Care Block Grant for Oider Adults County Orange County Funding Plan July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 County Services Summary A B C D E F G H I Block Grant Fundin Required Net USDA Total Projected HCCBG Projected Reimbursemen Projected HCCBG Projected Total Services Access In-Home Other Total Local Match Service Cost Subsid Fundin Units Rate Clients Units Con re ate 97295 \\\\1\\\1\\\ 10811 108106 21029 129135 28568 4.3879 375 35047 Case Assistant 53283 \1\\\\\\\\\\ 5920 59203 59203 40000 na 2722 44000 Trans ortation 73394 \\\\\\\\\11\ 8155 81549 81549 15990 5 92 16578 Senior Center 76494 \\\\11\\\\11 8499 84993 84993 105000 na 2600 105000 In-Home-I 4892 \\\\\\\\\\\\ 544 5436 5436 350 15.5 2 350 In-Home-II 63849 i\\\\\1\\\\\ 7094 70943 70943 4577 15.5 40 4770 In-Home-III 10108 \\\\\\\\\\1\ 1123 11231 11231 725 15.5 1 725 In-Home-Aid 48841 \\\11\11\\\\ 5427 54268 54268 3769 14.4 10 3769 1\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\1\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\1\\1\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\1\\1\ 0 0 0 Total 126677 127690 173789 428156 47573 475729 21029 496758 198979 \1\\\\\\\\1\\\ 5842 210239 6~ Si nature, Chairman, Board of Com o Date • • • VIE AND ADDRESS vIMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER age County Social Services West Tryon Street ~borou4h. NC 27278 Ser. Services Direct Purch. Access In-Home Aide X A Block Grant In-Home 48841 Total \\\\\1\ \\\\\\\ 0 48841 *Adult Day Care & Adult Day Health Care Net Service Cost ADC ADHC Daily Care Transportation Administrative Net Ser: Cost Total Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults County Funding Plan Provider Services Summary B C D Fundin Required Net* USD Other Total Local Matc Serv Cost Subsi \\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 5427 54268 \\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\1\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\1\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\1\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\U\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\1\\1\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 \\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 48841 5427 54268 Certification of required minimum local match availability. Required local match will be expended simultaneously with Block Grant Funding. Signature, Coun Finance Officer Date DOA-732 (Rev. 2/07) County Orange Jul I, 2007 throw h June 30, 2008 REVISION # ,DATE E F G H I Total Fundin Projected HCCBG Units Projected eimburse Rate Projected HCCBG Clients Projected Total Units 54268 3769 14.40 10 3769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54268 3768.61111 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 10 3768.6111 ~fi~ O Autho 'zed Signature, Title Date Com nity Service Pro ' ~~o~ ignature, Chairman, Board of rs ' n s Date • • • NAME AND ADDRESS Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER DOA-732(Rev.2l07 Orange County Dept on Aging Coun Funding Plan Coun Orange P O Box 8181 July 1, 2007 through June 30, 200 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Provider Services Summary Revision # ,Date: Serv. Delivery Projected Projected Pro ected Pro ected (Check One) Block Grant Funding Required Net• USDA Total HCCBG Reimburse. HCCBG Totai Services Direct Purch Access In-Home Other Total Local Match Serv Cost Subsidy Funding Units Rate Clients Units Case Assistance x 53,283 11111111111 5,920 59,203 40,000 na 2,722 44,000 Trans ortation x 73,394 11111111111 8,155 81,549 15,990 $ 5.10 92 16,578 Senior Center x 76,494 11111111111 8,499 84,993 105,000 na 2,600 105,000 In-Home I x 4,892 11111111111 544 5,436 350 $ 15.50 2 350 In-Home II x 63,849 11111111111 7,094 70,943 4,577 $ 15.50 40 4,770 In-Home III x 10,108 II1NI11111 1,123 11,231 725 $ 15.50 1 725 Total \\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\1\\\ 126,677 78,849 76,494 282,020 31,336 - - 313,356 166,642 Illllllllll 5,457 171,423 `Adult Day Care & Adult Day Health Care Net Service Cost ADC ADHC Certlfcatlon of required minimum local match avallablltty. Daily Care Required local match will be expended simultaneously A or d Signatu , T le Date Transportation wtth Block Grant Funding. C m tty Service vid Administrative New Ser. Cost Total SI lure, unty Finance Offker D ure, Chalmran Date Board of Commbsloners • t • NAME AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Post Office, Box 27 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults County Funding Plan Provider Services Summary DOA-732 (Rev. 2/07) County of Orange July 1, 2007 throush June 30.2008 A B C D E F G H I Ser. Delivery (Check one) Block Grant Fundin Required Net* USDA Total Projected HCCBG Projected eimburse Projected HCCBG Projected Total Services Dirxt torch. Access In-Home Other Total Local Matc Serv Cost Subsid Fundin Units Rate Clients Units Con ate Nutrition X 97295 \\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\1\ 10811 108106 21029 129135 28568 4.3879 375 35047 \\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\1\\\1\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\\1 0 0 0 \\\\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\1\\\\\\\1 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\1\ 0 0 0 \\1\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\1\1\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 0 0 0 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\\ 0 0 0 Total \\1\\\\ \\\\\\\ 0 0 97295 97295 10811 108106 21029 129135 28568 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 375 35047 *Adult Day Care & Adult Day Hea1W Care Net Service Cost ADC ADHC ~ (Q~~~ ,/ Daily Care Certification of required minimum local match availability. T ~ d Transportation Required local match will be expended simultaneously Autho afore, Title Date Administrative with Block Grant Funding. Co~ty ervice Pro Net Ser. Cost Total ~,~~/~f ~ , ~ _l , ~~~// / .r..t . _ ~ . _ _ns .. / _. I _ Signature, County Finance Officer Date • • 1 ~~ DOA-735 (revised 5/06) July 1, 2007 Through June 30, 2008 Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Agreement for the Provision of County-Based Aging Services This Agreement, entered into as of this 1St day of July 2007, by and between the County of Orange (hereinafter referred to as the "County") and the Triangle J Council of Governments' Area Agency on Aging, (hereinafter referred to as the "Area Agency"). Witnesseth That: WHEREAS, the Area Agency and the County agree to the terms and conditions for provision of aging services in connection with activities financed in part by Older Americans Act grant funds, provided to the Area Agency from the United States Department of Health and Human Services through the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) and state appropriations made available to the Area Agency through the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, as set forth in a) this document, b) the County Funding Plan, as reviewed by the Area Agency and the Division of Aging and Adult Services, c) the Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, d) the Division of Aging and Adult Services Service Standards Manual, Volumes I through IV, and, e) the Division of Aging and Adult Services Community Service Providers Monitoring Guidelines. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, and mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. As provided in the Area Plan, the facility(ies) designated in the County to encourage maximum collocation and coordination of services for older persons is (are) as follows: Central Orange Senior Center Northern Human Services Center Efland Cheeks Multipurpose Center Robert and Pearl Seymour Center 1.(a) The Community Service Provider(s), shall be those specified in the County Funding Plan on the Provider Services Summary format(s) (DOA-732) for the period ending June 30, 2008. 2. Availability of Funds. The terms set forth in this Agreement for payment are contingent upon the receipt of Home and Community Care Block Grant funding by the Area Agency. 1 of 10 DOA-735 • (revised 5/06) 3. Grant Administration. The grant administrator for the Area Agency shall be Joan M. Pellettier, Director, Triangle J Area Agency on Aging. The grant administrator for the County shall be Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager. It is understood and agreed that the grant administrator for the County shall represent the County in the performance of this Agreement. The County shall notify the Area Agency in writing if the administrator changes during the grant period. Specific responsibilities of the grant administrator for the County are provided in paragraph seven (7) of this Agreement. 4. Services authorized through the County Funding Plan, as specified on the Provider Services Summary format(s) (DOA-732) are to commence no later than July 1, 2007 and shall be undertaken and pursued in such sequence as to assure their expeditious completion. All services required hereunder shall be completed on or before the end of the Agreement period, June 30, 2008. 5. Assi n~ty and Contracting. The County shall not assign all or any portion of its interest in this Agreement. Any purchase of services with Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults funding shall be carried out in accordance with the procurement and contracting policy of the community services provider or, where applicable, the Area Agency, which does • not conflict with procurement and contracting requirements contained in 45 CFR 92.36. Federal funds shall not be awarded to any subrecipients who have been suspended or debarred by the Federal government. In addition, Federal funds may not be used to purchase goods or services costing over $100,000 from a vendor that has been suspended or debarred from Federal grant programs. 6. Compensation and Payments to the County. The County shall be compensated for the work and services actually performed under this Agreement by payments to be made monthly by the Area Agency. Total reimbursement to the community service providers under this Agreement may not exceed the grand total of Block Grant funding, as specified on the Provider Services Summary format (DOA-732). (a) Interim Payments to the County Upon receipt of a written request from the County, the Division of Aging and Adult Services, through the Area Agency, will provide the County Finance Officer with an interim payment equivalent to seventy percent (70%) ofone-twelfth (1 /12) of the County's Home and Community Care Block Grant allocation by the 22nd of each month. • 2of10 • DOA-735 (revised 5/06) (b) Reimbursement of Service Costs Reimbursement of service costs are carried out as provided in Section 3 of the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. c) Role of the County Finance Director The County Finance Director shall be responsible for disbursing Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding to Community Service Providers in accordance with procedures specified in the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. (d) Payment of Administration on Aging Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) Subsidy NSIP subsidy for congregate and home delivered meals will be disbursed by the Division of Aging and Adult Services through the Area Agency to the County on a • monthly basis, subject to the availability of funds as specified in Section 3 of the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Services Providers, revised February 17, 1997. If through the US Department of Agriculture Area Agency on Aging Elections Project, the County elects to receive a portion of its USDA entitlement in the form of surplus commodity foods in lieu of cash, the Area Agency will notify the County in writing of its community valuation upon notification from the Division of Aging and Adult Services. The delivery of commodity and bonus foods is subject to availability. The County will not receive cash entitlement in lieu of commodities that are unavailable or undelivered during the Agreement period. 7. Reallocation of Funds and Budget Revisions. Any reallocation of Block Grant funding between counties shall be voluntary on the part of the County and shall be effective only for the period of the Agreement. The reallocation of Block Grant funds between counties will not affect the allocation of future funding to the County. If during the performance period of the Agreement, the Area Agency determines that a portion of the Block Grant will not be expended, the grant administrator for the County shall be notified in writing by the Area Agency and given the opportunity to make funds available for reallocation to other counties in the Planning and Service Area or elsewhere in the state. The County may authorize community service providers to implement budget revisions, which • do not cause the County to fall below minimum budgeting requirements for access, in-home, 3of10 DOA-735 • (revised 5/06) congregate, and home delivered meals services, as specified in Division of Aging and Adult Services budget instructions issued to the County. If a budget revision will cause the County to fall below minimum budgeting requirements for any of the aforementioned services, as specified in Division of Aging and Adult Services budgeting instructions issued to the County, the grants administrator for the County shall obtain written approval for the revision from the Area Agency prior to implementation by the community service provider, so as to assure that regional minimum budgeting requirements for the aforementioned services will be met. Unless community services providers have been given the capacity to enter data into the Aging Resources Management System (ARMS), Area Agencies on Aging are responsible for entering amended service data into the Division of Aging and Adult Services Management Information System, as specified in the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. 8. Monitoring. This Agreement will be monitored to assure that services are being provided in compliance with the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Service Standards Manual, dated July 1, 1992, and the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. Further, • compliance with updated monitoring requirements, as specified in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 and NC General Statute 143-6.1 shall be carried out. Monitoring shall also include compliance with conflict of interest requirements. Monitoring requirements are discussed in Section 308 of the AAA Policies and Procedures Manual (7/1/03).- Private non-profit service providers will be monitored to ensure compliance with conflict of interest policies, as stated in DoA Administrative Letter No. 03-14. The monitoring of services provided under this Agreement shall be carried out by the Area Agency on Aging in accordance with its Assessment Plan and/or by the DAAS Program Compliance Representative (PCR). Local Departments of Social Services providing Adult Day Care, Adult Day Health Care, Housing and Home Improvement, and/or In-Home Aide (all levels) through the Home and Community Care Block Grant will receive monitoring by the State PCR. All other services and grantees are monitored by the Area Agency on Aging serving the Counties' PSA. Counties and community service providers will receive a written report of monitoring findings in accordance with procedures established in Section 308 of the AAA Policies and Procedures Manual (7/1/03)) and DOA Administrative Letter No. 98-13. Any areas ofnon-compliance will be addressed in a written corrective action plan with the community service provider. 9. Disputes and Appeals. Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this Agreement shall be identified to the designated grants administrator for the Area Agency. In accordance • 4of10 DOA-735 • (revised 5/06) with Lead Regional Organization (LRO) policy, a written decision shall be promptly furnished to the designated grants administrator for the County. The decision of the LRO is final unless within twenty (20) days of receipt of such decision the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners furnishes a written request for appeal to the Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, with a copy sent to the Area Agency. The request for appeal shall state the exact nature of the complaint. The Division of Aging and Adult Services will inform the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of its appeal procedures and will inform the Area Agency that an appeal has been filed. Procedures thereafter will be determined by the appeals process of the Division of Aging and Adult Services. The state agency address is as follows: Director North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services 2101 Mail Service Center 693 Palmer Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2101 • 10. Termination for Cause. If through any cause, the County shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this Agreement, or the County has or shall violate any of the covenants, agreements, representations or stipulations of this Agreement, the Area Agency shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners written notice of such termination no fewer than fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of termination. In such event, all finished documents and other materials collected or produced under this Agreement shall at the option of the Area Agency, become its property. The County shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any work satisfactorily performed under this Agreement. 11. Audit. The County agrees to have an annual independent audit in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes, North Carolina Local Government Commission requirements, Division of Aging and Adult Services Program Audit Guide for Aging Services and Federal Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Circular A-133. Community service providers must provide a copy of their year end financial statements, and any required audit, to the Area Agency on Aging. Community service providers, as specified in paragraph one (1) are subject to audit and fiscal reporting requirements as stated in NC General Statute 143-6.2 and OMB Circular a-133, where applicable. Home and Community Care Block Grant providers are not required to submit Activities and Accomplishments Reports. For-profit corporations are not subject to the requirements of OMB Circular A-133, but are subject to NC General Statute 143-6.2 and Yellow Book audit requirements, where applicable. Federal funds may not be used to pay for a Single or Yellow Book audit unless it a federal • requirement. State funds will not be used to pay for a Single or Yellow Book audit if the Sof10 • • DOA-735 (revised 5/06) provider receives less than $500,000 in state funds. The Department of Health and Human Services will provide confirmation of federal and state expenditures at the close of the state fiscal year. Information on audit and fiscal reporting requirements can be found at httn://www.ncauditor.net/nonprofitsite. The following provides a summary of reporting requirements under NCGS 143-6.2 and OMB Circulaz A-133 based upon funding received and expended during the service provider's fiscal year. Annual Expenditures • Less than $25,000 in State or Federal funds Greater than $25,000 and less that $500,000 in State or Federal Funds • $500,00+ in State funds and Federal pass through in an amount less than $500,00 $500,000+ in State funds and $500,000+ in Federal pass through funds (i.e. at least $1,000,000) Report Required to AAA Allowable Cost for Reporting Certification form and State N/A Grants Compliance Re- porting <$25,000 (item # 11, Activities and Accomplishments does not have to be completed) OR Audited Financial Statements in compliance with GAO/GAS (i.e. Yellow Book) Certification form and Schedule of N/A Grantee Receipts >$25,000 and Schedule of Receipts and Expendi- tures OR Audited Financial Statements in compliance with GAO/GAS (i.e. Yellow Book) Audited Financial Statement in May use State funds, but compliance with GAO/GAS (i.e. not Federal Funds Yellow Book) Audited Financial Statement in compliance with OMB Circulaz A-133 (i.e. Single Audit) May use State and Federal funds Less than $500,000 in State Audited Financial Statement in funds and $500,000+ in compliance with OMB Circulaz Federal pass through funds A-133 (i.e. Single Audit) May use Federal funds, but not State funds. 6of10 DOA-735 • (revised 5/06) 12. Audit/Assessment Resolutions and Disallowed Cost. It is further understood that the community service providers are responsible to the Area Agency for clarifying any audit exceptions that may arise from any Area Agency assessment, county or community service provider single or financial audit, or audits conducted by the State or Federal Governments. In the event that the Area Agency or the Department of Health and Human Services disallows any expenditure made by the community service provider for any reason, the County shall promptly repay such funds to the Area Agency once any final appeal is exhausted in accordance with paragraph nine (9). The only exceptions are if the Area Agency on Aging is designated as a community service provider through the County Funding Plan or, if as a part of a procurement process, the Area Agency on Aging enters into a contractual agreement for service provision with a provider, which is in addition to the required County Funding Plan formats. In these exceptions, the Area Agency is responsible for any disallowed costs. The County or Area Agency on Aging can recoup any required payback from the community service provider in the event that payback is due to a community service provider's failure to meet OMB Circular A- 122 requirements, requirements of A-110, requirements of 45CFR, Part 1321, and 45CFR, Part 92, or state eligibility requirements as specified in policy. • 13. Indemnity. The County agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Area Agency, its agents, and employees from and against and all loss, cost, damages, expenses, and liability arising out of performance under this Agreement to the extent of errors or omissions of the County. 14. Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance. Both the County and community service providers, as identified in paragraph one (1), shall comply with all federal and state laws relating to equal employment opportunity and accommodation for disability. 15. Data to be Furnished to the County. All information which is existing, readily available to the Area Agency without cost and reasonably necessary, as determined by the Area Agency's staff, for the performance of this Agreement by the County shall be furnished to the County and community service providers without charge by the Area Agency. The Area Agency, its agents and employees, shall fully cooperate, with the County in the performance of the County's duties under this Agreement. 16. Rights in Documents. Materials and Data Produced. The County and community service providers agree that at the discretion of the Area Agency, all reports and other data prepared by or for it under the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered to, become and remain, the property of the Area Agency upon termination or completion of the work. Both the Area Agency and the County shall have the right to use same without restriction or limitation and without compensation to the other. For the purposes of this Agreement, "data" includes • 7of10 . DOA-735 (revised 5/06) writings, sound recordings, or other graphic representations; and works of similar nature. No reports or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of the County. 17. Interest of the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners covenants that neither the Board of Commissioners nor its agents or employees presently has an interest, nor shall acquire an interest, direct or indirect, which conflicts in any manner or degree with the performance of its service hereunder, or which would prevent, or tend to prevent, the satisfactory performance of the service hereunder in an impartial and unbiased manner. 18. Interest of Members of the Area Ag_encY, Lead Regional Organization, and Others. No officer, member or employee of the Area Agency or Lead Regional Organization, and no public official of any local government which is affected in any way by the Project, who exercises any function or responsibilities in the review or approval of the Project or any component part thereof, shall participate in any decisions relating to this Agreement which affects his personal interest or the interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which he is, directly or indirectly, interested; nor shall any such persons have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds arising therefrom. . 19. Officials not to Benefit. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States of America, resident Commissioner or employee of the United States Government, shall be entitled to any share or part of this Agreement or any benefits to arise herefrom. 20. Prohibition Against Use of Funds to Influence Le 'slig_ ation. No part of any funds under this Agreement shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any employee or agent acting on behalf of the County to engage in any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before Congress. 21. Applicable Law. This Agreement is executed and is to be performed in the State of North Carolina, and all questions of interpretation and construction shall be construed by the laws of such State. 8of10 • • • 22. Payment to Community Service Providers by the Area Agenc~ging. The County authorizes the Area Agency on Aging, in lieu of the County Finance Officer, to provide interim and reimbursement payments to community service providers as prescribed in paragraphs 6(a) and (c) of this Agreement. Services applicable to this authorization are as follows: Community Service Provider Joint Orange Chatham Community Action, Inc Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. Service Congregate Nutrition Adult Day Health Care Adult Day Care This authorization by the County shall be in compliance with requirements set forth in the North Carolina Budget and Fiscal Control Act. The County Finance Officer shall establish controls to account for the receipt and expenditure of Home and Community Care Block Grant Funds. DOA-735 (revised 5/06) 9of10 • DOA-735 (revised 5/06) In witness whereof, the Area Agency and the County have executed this Agreement as of the day first written above. Orange County Attest: B~ Triangle J Council of Governments/Area Agency on Aging Attest: ~ ,..:. Joan M. Pellettier Dee A. Freeman hector, Area Agency on Aging Executive Director, Triangle J Council of Governments (Lead Regional Organization) Provision for payment of the monies to fall due under this Agreement within the current fiscal yeaz have been made by appropriation duly authorized as required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. By: Angela V. Lewis Finance Director • Triangle J Council of Governments (bead Regional Organizational) 10 of 10