Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Elderly & Veterans Services
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE distribution of funds, in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to qualified service providers delivering home- and community-based services to eligible elderly residents through renewed Referral Rate Agreements with Broward County, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; authorize the County Administrator to approve and execute amendments to these agreements that do not impose additional financial obligations on Broward County, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney's Office; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the agreements.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approval is required, to approve the distribution of funds to qualified service providers.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the Elderly and Veterans Services Division ("EVSD") to renew reimbursement agreements with qualified service providers to deliver home- and community-based services to clients enrolled in the state-funded Alzheimer's Disease Initiative ("ADI"), Community Care for the Elderly ("CCE"), and Home Care for the Elderly ("HCE") Programs; the Broward County funded Community Care for the Elderly Waitlist Reduction ("CCE WLR") Initiative; and the Non-Department of Elder Affairs Adult Day Care Program ("NDP") funded by the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County Inc. ("Council").
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ELDERLY AND VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED ACTION.
This action supports the Commission's value of "building partnerships and working collaboratively wit...
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