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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-07-1993 - VI-A 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. A ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 7, 1993 SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES: X NO: ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell Funding Plan Ext. 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough -732-8181 Chapel Hill -968-4501 Mebane -227-2031 Durham -688-7331 PURPOSE: To receive comments on the Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan. BACKGROUND: The State Department of Human Resources established the Home and Community Care Block Grant which became effective July 1, 1992 . The grant did not create new funding streams, but combined funds appropriated to the Department on Aging, Department of Social Services and Joint Orange Chatham Community Action Agency to administer programs for senior citizens. On May 17, 1993 the Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee met and endorsed a recommended funding plan for fiscal year 1993-94 . The block grant requires the Board of Commissioners to conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the recommended funding plan. The recommended funding plan identifies the same programs funded during the 1992-93 fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION(S) : Manager recommends approval of the 1993-94 Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan as endorsed by the Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee. II II 2 Fiscal Year 1992 - 1993 Home and Community Care Funding Plan JOCCA Congregate Nutrition: Congregate Nutrition provides at noontime in a group setting a hot meal that includes 1/3 of the recommended daily dietary allowance. The County' s program serves approximately 165 meals each day at five facilities - Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Cedar Grove and Efland. Amount: $ 92, 101.00 The unit cost of $2.73 per meal for fiscal year 1993 reflects an increase of $.03 above the State estimated inflation adjustment. DSS In-Home Aide Services: The provision of paraprofessional services which assist disabled older adults and/or their families with essential home management, personal care and/or supervision necessary to enable the older adult to remain at home as long as possible. Amount: $ 25, 123.00 The unit cost of $11.23 per hour for fiscal year 1993 reflects an increase of $.28 above the State estimated inflation adjustment. Aging Care Management: Provides professional assistance for older adults with complex care needs and/or their families in accessing, arranging and coordinating the package of services needed to enable the older adult to remain at home. Amount: $ 17,697 .00 Senior Center Operations: The operation of senior centers in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough helps to prevent loneliness and premature institutionalization by promoting personal independence and wellness. Amount: $ 56,321.00 Transportation: Transportation services assist older adults gain access to senior center facilities in Carrboro, Cedar Grove, Chapel Hill, Efland, and Hillsborough for noontime meals and activities. Trips to medical facilities are supported by NCDOT' s Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance program. Amount: $ 34,514 .00 3 Although the overall cost of providing transportation service has increased the Block Grant unit cost remains the same at $1.52 per one-way trip. In-Home Aide Services: The provision of paraprofessional services which assists disabled older adults and/or their families with essential home management, personal care and/or supervision necessary to enable the older adult to remain at home as long as possible. Amount: $ 23,680.00 Institutional Respite: Institutional Respite provides needed relief to unpaid, primary care givers of persons who cannot be left alone through temporary placement of the individual in a certified Adult Day Care facility. Amount: $ 2,363 .00 The net unit price is $31.51 per day, a 5% increase from the current rate. Total Amount of Fiscal Year 1992-93 Funding Plan $ 251,799. 00 4 Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Comparison for FY 1992-93 and FY 1993-94 Block Grant Funding Proposed Block Grant Funding FY 1992-93 FY 1993-94 JOCCA Congregate Nutrition $ 92, 101 $ 92, 101 DSS In-Home Aide Services 25,000 25, 123 Aging Care Management 15,396 17,697 Home Improvements 2,301 -0- * Senior Center Operations 56,321 56,321 Transportation 34,514 34,514 In-Home Aide Services 23,043 23,680 Institutional Respite 3 ,000 2,363 $ 251,676 $ 251, 799 *Funds were transferred from Home Improvements to Care Management for FY 93-94 . DOA-735 (revised 1/93) July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994 Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Community Service Provider Standard Assurances JO C C A INC agrees to provide services through the Home and (Name of Provider) Community Care Block Grant, as specified on the Provider Services Summary (DOA-732) in accordance with the following: 1. Services shall be provided in accordance with requirements set forth in: a) The County Funding Plan b) The Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers c) The Division of Aging Services Standards Manual, Volumes I through IV. Community service providers shall monitor any contracts with providers of Block Grant Services and take appropriate measures to ensure that services are provided in accordance with the aforementioned documents. 2. Priority shall be given to providing services to those older persons with the greatest economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals. DOA-735 (revised 1/93) The service needs of low-income minority elderly will be addressed in the manner specified on the Methodology to Address Service Needs of Low-Income Minority Elderly format, (DOA-734). 3. The following service authorization activities will be carried out in conjunction with all services provided through the Block Grant: a) Eligibility determination b) Client intake/registration c) Client assessment/reassessments and quarterly visits, as appropriate d) Determining the amount of services to be received by the client e) Reviewing cost sharing/voluntary contributions policies with eligible clients. 4. All licenses, permits, bonds, and insurance necessary for carrying out Block Grant Services will be maintained by the community service provider and any contracted providers. 5. As specified in 45 CFR 92.36(b)(11), community service providers shall have procedures for settling all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurement of services through the Block Grant. Community service providers shall have procedures governing the evaluation of bids for services and procedures through which bidders and contracted providers may appeal or dispute a decision made by the community service provider. 6. An annual independent audit which meets the requirements of the Division of Aging Program Audit Guide for Aging Services, applicable North Carolina General Statutes and DOA-735 (revised 1/93) Local Government Commission requirements, and OMB Circular A-128 or 133 shall be performed. For-profit community service providers shall have an annual compliance audit which meets the requirements of A-133. The audit shall be performed and resolved within six (6) months of the close of the provider's fiscal year. Upon completion of the audit, a copy of the audit report and any opinion letter shall be simultaneously provided to the County, Area Agency, and Director of the Division of Aging. 7. Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans With Disabilities Act requirements, as specified in paragraph fourteen (14) of the Agreement for the Provision of County Aging-Based Services (DOA-736) shall be maintained. /lir/alb I.4 A' A 761) (Authorized Sig .ture) May 21 , 1993 (Date) DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Agreement for the Provision of County-Based Aging Services July 19 9 3 , b}' o This Agreement, entered into fas of this 1st day (hereinafte referred to as the and between the County Area Agency on Aging, "County") and the Triangle J COG (hereinafter referred to as the "Area Agency"). Witnesseth That: WHEREAS, the Area Agency and the County agree to the terms and conditions for er provision of aging services in connection with accttivi In fnce the part bd Older Americans Act grant funds, provided to the Agency of A2ing Department of Health and Human Services through e Agency hth Carolina DiNonh Carolina and state appropriations made available to the Area Division of Aging, as set forth in a) this document, b) the County Funding Plan, as reviewed by the Area Agency and the Division of Aging, c) the Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual Volumes I through IV, and,d) the Division of Aging Service Standards Manual, of Aging 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: Southern Orange Senior Center Carrboro Senior Center Hillsborough Senior Center ape i enior Center Cedar Grove Multipurpose Center Efland Cheeks Multipurpose Center 1(a). The Community Service Provider(s), as specified in the County FudiPlan on the D,Q. kr cervices Sum Y m format(s) (DOA-732) fo depe nngi 30, 19 94 is (are) as follows: Orange un Coty Denar-tmA„t on Aging Joint granrte rha h m Community Act' Orange County Department of Social Services - 1 - , DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) 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. 3. Grant' Administration. The grant administrator for the Area Agency shall be David Moser , Aging Unit Director (title). The grant administrator for the County shall be John M. Link, Jr. , County Manager (title). 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, 1993 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, 1994 All services are to be performed in full compliance with the North Carolina Division of Aging Service Standards Manual and Definitions, a copy of which has been furnished to the community service provider(s) specified in paragraph one (1). 5. Assignability 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. 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). • - 2 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) (a) Interim Payments to the County The Division of Aging, through the Area Agency, will provide the County Finance Officer with an interim payment equivalent to seventy percent (70%) of one-twelfth (1/12) of the County's Home and Community Care ' Block Grant allocation by the 22nd of each month. (b) Reimbursement of Unit-Based Services Services cost reporting instructions are provided in the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, dated July 1, 1992. Community service providers specified in paragraph one (1) will report to the Area Agency, on a monthly basis, the number of units of service provided by service, by client, to be charged to the Home and Community Care Block Grant. Based upon the number of units provided with Home and Community Care Block Grant funds, reimbursement will be calculated by multiplying the number of units provided for a given service times the provider's projected net unit cost rate for Home and Community Care Block Grant funds (comprised of federal/state funds and required local match) as specified on the provider Services Summary format (DOA-732). This amount will then be reduced by the amount of program income received for the service from Home and Community Care Block Grant funds for the month reported. The amount of reimbursement due to the provider is 90% of the remainder which represents the federal and state portion of the block grant rate for units provided minus program income collected. In addition to reimbursement for nutrition services provided, as described above, USDA subsidy for eligible meals will be paid to the County through the Area Agency on the basis 'of the number of meals reported for the month times the per meal reimbursement rate set by USDA. Reimbursement will be net of the applicable month's interim payment. In the event that a service provider has exhausted the Home and Community Care Block Grant allocation for a given service and continues to collect program income for service units already reported, the provider must continue to report program income collected and units of service provided and funded by the Home and Community Care Block Grant with program income collected after the service allocation has been exhausted. (c) Reimbursement of Line Item Services Services cost reporting instructions are provided in the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for - 3 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) Community Service Provider, dated July 1, 1992. Community service providers specified in paragraph one (1) will report to the Area Agency, on a monthly basis, by service, the number of persons served and allowable expenditures to be charged to the Home and Community Care Block Grant. The amount of allowable expenditures reported will be reduced by the amount of program income received for the service funded by the Home and Community Care Block Grant for the month reported. The amount of reimbursement due to the provider is 90% of the remainder which represents the federal and state share of allowable block grant costs reported for the service minus program income collected for the month reported. Reimbursement will be net of the applicable month's interim payment. In the event that a service provider has exhausted the Home and Community Care Block Grant allocation for a given service and continues to collect program income from clients for services previously rendered with Home and Community Care Block Grant funds, the provider must continue to report program income collected and persons served as a result of program income collected after the Home and Community Care Block Grant allocation for the service has been exhausted. d) Mole 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 specified in paragraph one (1) in accordance with procedures specified in the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Manual for Community.Service Providers, dated July 1, 1992. (e) P.yment of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Subsidy USDA subsidy for congregate and home delivered meals will be disbursed by the Division of Aging through the Area Agency to the County on a monthly basis, subject to the availability of funds. USDA subsidy to the County shall be based upon the number of eligible meals served and reported by the County, multiplied by the per meal reimbursement rate set by USDA. Subject to the availability of funds, counties may be subsidized for meals reported in excess of the number of units (meals) specified on the Provider Services Summary format (DOA-732). To be counted as a meal within the meaning of this paragraph, the meal must meet criteria and be served to eligible persons, as specified in the N.C. Division of Aging Manual of Service Standards and Definitions, dated - 4 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) July 1, 1992. Disbursed USDA subsidy must be used by the County during the period of the Agreement to offset nutrition services provided. If through the USDA 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. 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. If the value of commodity orders exceeds the value of the provider's commodity allotment from USDA, the value of the over-order will be deducted from the provider's cash entitlement. 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, congregate, and home delivered meals services, as specified in Division of Aging 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 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. The Area Agency shall be responsible for obtaining written approval from the Director of the Division of Aging prior to authorizing any budget revision which will cause any aforementioned service to fall below minimum regional budgeting requirements, as established by the Division of Aging. Area Agencies on Aging are responsible for entering amended service data into the Division of Aging Management Information System, as specified in the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, dated July 1, 1992. - 5 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) 8. Monitoring. This Agreement will be monitored through a random sampling of community service providers to assure that services are being provided in compliance with the N.C. Division of Aging Service Standards Manual, dated July 1, 1992, the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, dated July 1, 1992, and this Agreement. The monitoring of services provided under this Agreement shall be carried out by the Area Agency on Aging and/or Regional DSS Adult Program Representatives in accordance with the interagency agreement established between the Division of Aging and the Division of Social Services. Counties and community service providers will receive a written report of monitoring findings in accordance with procedures established between the Division of Aging and the Division of Social Services. Any areas of non- 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 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, with a copy sent to the Area Agency. The request for appeal shall state the exact nature of the complaint. The Division of Aging 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. The state agency address is as follows: Director North Carolina Division of Aging Caller Box Number 29531 693 Palmer Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0531 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 - 6 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) 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. r 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 Program Audit Guide for Aging Services and Federal Office of Budget and Management (0MB) Circular A-128. Community service providers, as specified in paragraph one (1), shall have an annual independent audit which meets the requirements of the Division of Aging Program Audit Guide for Aging Services, applicable North Carolina General Statutes and Local Government Commission requirements, and OMB Circular A- 128 or A-133. These audits are to be performed within six (6) months of the close of the provider's fiscal year. For-profit community service providers shall have an annual compliance audit which meets the requirements of A-133. Upon completion of the audit; the community service providers shall deliver to the County , the Area Agency, and the Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging, a copy of the audit report and any opinion letter. The County agrees to submit to any additional review deemed necessary by the Area Agency, the State of North Carolina, or the Federal Government in accordance with provisions of the Single Audit Act. The County further agrees that all pertinent financial records shall be made available for copying upon request by the State or Federal Governments, or their agents. 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 Human Resources disallows any expenditure made by the community service provider for any reason, the County shall promptly repay such funds to the Area Agency once the final appeal is exhausted in accordance with paragraph nine (9). The County 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 employers from and against and all loss, cost, damages, expenses, - 7 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) 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 the requirements of this paragraph. No contractor, employee or applicant for employment shall be discriminated against because of race, color, handicap, religion, age, sex, or national ongin. The County shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88- 352 and 42 USC 2000 d) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Regulation to assure that contractors and applicants selected for employment are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, handicap, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotions, or transfers; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoffs or terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training including apprenticeship and participation in recreational and educational activities. The County certifies that it presently has in effect an affirmative action program. The County agrees to post in a conspicuous place available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this non-discrimination clause. The County shall in all solicitations or advertisements for contractors or employees placed by or on behalf of the County state that the County is an "Equal Opportunity Employer". No distinction shall be made because of race, color, handicap, religion, sex, or national origin in providing to eligible individuals any services or other benefits under projects financed in whole or in part with Older Americans Act funds. (This provision excludes age since the Older.Americans Act serves only older persons by design and by law). The County shall comply, and assures compliance by any contractor or subgrantee receiving funds through this Agreement, with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and with requirements contained in applicable federal regulations, guidelines, and rules to ensure a policy of nondiscrimination for service recipients, employees and applicants for employment. The County agrees to comply with such guidelines as the Area Agency or Division of Aging may issue to implement the requirements of this paragraph. 15. Compliance with Reayirements of the Area Agency. Unit Slates Department of : : . -a• • t u - e • h . .fin. . 14 •eh : .lina Division of Aging. The County agrees that it is fully cognizant of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, - 8 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) as amended, and/or applicable State and Federal Law, and that all services will be performed in strict conformity to such existing regulations and any such regulations validly promulgated subsequent to the execution of this Agreement. The County shall be bound by the applicable terms and conditions of the Notification of Grant Award executed by the Area Agency and the North Carolina Division4of Aging. Said Notification of Grant Award is on file in the office of the Area Agency, and is hereby made a part of this Agreement as fully as if the same were attached hereto. 16. 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. 17. 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 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. 18. Interest of the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners covenants that Board of Commissioners presently does 'hot have 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. 19. Interest of Members of the Area Agency. 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 - 9 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) or indirectly, interested; nor shall any such persons have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds arising therefrom. 20. Officials not to Benefit. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States 'bf 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. 21. Prohibition Against Use of Funds to Influence Legislation. 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. 22. 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. • - 10 - DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) This page is to be utilized when the Area Agency is designated by county to write checks to community service provider 23. 'a ment to •mmunit ervi e Providers • the Area A•encv on Aoinci. The County authorizes the Area Agency or. Aging, in lieu of th^ County Finance Officer, to provide interim and reimbursement payments to community service providers as prescribed in paragraphs 6(a) and (d) of this Agreement. Services applicable to this authorization are as follows: Community Service Provider Service Joint Orange Chatham Community Action This authorization by the County shall be in compliance with requirements set for forth in the North Carolina Budget and Final Control Act. The County Finance Officer shall establish controls to account for the receipt and expenditure of Home and Community Care Block Grant Funds. 24. Other Funds Covered by This Agreement. Older Americans Act Title III-F Health Promotion and Disease Prevention funds, State Senior Center Outreach funds, and Older Americans Act Title III-B Legal Assistance funds are included as part of the Home and Community Care Block Grant Agreement. During the year, by agreement of both parties, other federal or state funds, appropriate to this Block Grant Agreement, may be appended as well. - 10 (a) - • DOA-736 (Revised 1/93) In witness whereof, the Area Agency and the County have executed this Agreement as of the day first written above. Orange County Attest: By: C airman, Board of Commissions AREA AGENCY Attest: Area Agency Administrator Executive Director, d Regional Organization Provision for payment of the monies to fall due under this Agreement within the current fiscal year have been made by appropriation duly authorized as required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. BY: FINANCE—OFFICE• • Regional Organization - U- AREA PLAN ASSURANCES (Continued) JOCCA publicizes the availability of the Congregate Meals Program in its Quarterly Journal, JOCCA services brochures, local newspapers and inter-agency meetings. Referrals are received from Human Service Agencies, community residents, civic organizations and participants in the Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Programs. Priority for service is given to the low-income minority individuals, rural elderly and other target populations identified in the Division of Aging Standards. JOCCA has nine (9) Nutrition Sites located throughout Orange and Chatham Counties. Of the nine Sites, there are four (4) Coordinators of Services lo- cated in Eastern and Western Chatham and Southern and Northern Orange Counties. Their main responsibilities are to provide outreach to low-income individuals. Such services include: Information and Referral, Housing Weatherization and Re- habilitation, Emergency Assistance Loans and Grants, and Referral to JOCCA's 3% Older Workers Program.