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Authorize the Mayor to Execute a Revised Memorandum of Understanding for the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
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Staff:
Department:
Sarah Vi?as, Director
Affordable Housing and Community Connections
Nate Broman-Fulks, Assistant Director
Overview: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness was established in 2008 to coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was created to outline the roles and responsibilities of the partner jurisdictions of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. This item proposes to update the existing MOU to clarify the current structure, roles, and responsibilities of the Partnership. It is anticipated that the Executive Team and staff will be discussing the overall structure and work of the Partnership in the coming year and additional revisions may be necessary. However, to ensure the Partnership is operating in compliance, the Executive Team is proposing bringing these changes forward now.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council approve the updated Memorandum of Understanding.
Background:
* In April 2008, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Chapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and Hillsborough Board of Commissioners endorsed the Orange County 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and entered into a memorandum of understanding to fund a Partnership Coordinator position and support the Plan's implementation by the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
* In November of 2014, the Town Council authorized an update to the MOU to reflect how the Orange County 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness had evolved to become an on-going program, which the Partnership to End Homelessness was playing a key role in implementing.
* Since establishing the MOU, the Partnership has grown to now include a Homeless Programs Manager, a Housing Access Coordinator, and a Homeless Programs Coor...
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