Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Gaudin
Department: Human Services Division: Family Success Administration
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute a funder required Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between Broward County and Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc., subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, effective February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2027, for coordination of services between the Emergency Home Energy Assistance for Elderly Program ("EHEAP") and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program ("LIHEAP"); authorize the County Administrator to execute Amendments to the MOU that do not impose any financial obligations on the County, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the MOU.
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Why Action is Necessary
Agreements with external agencies require approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission").
What Action Accomplishes
The MOU ensures coordination of services between the EHEAP and LIHEAP programs for households that meet low-income guidelines with at least one person sixty years of age or older, avoids duplication of assistance, increases the quality of services provided to elderly participants, and satisfies the requirement that LIHEAP grant recipients maintain an MOU with service area EHEAP providers.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE FAMILY SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Commission's value of "approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable," and the goal to "deliver evidence-based services to the public and c...
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