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<br />JUN-SO-2006 12:49PM FROM-CABBARUS COUNTY OSS <br /> <br />+7049201401 <br /> <br />T-701 pooSlOOS HOS <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Board of Commissioners <br />Ftom: Sandy Russell, Deputy Director c;;...- <br />[)ale: 6130/2006 <br />Re: CabalTus County Work First Block Grant Plan for FY 07-09 <br /> <br />Every two years Cabarrus County Department of Social Services develops and submits a Work <br />First Block Grant Plan spelling out the goals and activities that the Work First Program will utilize <br />to assist families in becoming employed, self-sufficient. This results in a reduced or eliminated <br />need for public assistance. This county plan is approved by the Board of Commissioners and <br />submitted to the State, where it is reviewed and compiled into the State Work First Block Grant <br />Plan. <br /> <br />An initial part of this planning process is the decision to request Electing or Standard county <br />status for Cabarrus County. Electing status allows the department to develop innovative <br />strategies with State approllal, but with the potential of some financial risk to the County. <br />Standard status requires the County to follow the Stete Work First Block Grant Plan with no <br />financial risk to the County. <br /> <br />Cabarrus County is in the unique position of already having waivers granted by the NC General <br />Assembly which allows this department to do some innovative activities which have already <br />proven to be successful, without any financial risk to the County. Because of this, we are once <br />again requesting the Board of Commissioners to decide that Cabarrus County will be a Standard <br />county in FY 2007-09. <br /> <br />F-q <br />