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MINUTES CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC HEARING F¥'93 AGING FUNDING PLAN HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT FOR OLDER ADULTS APRIL 6, 1992 A Public Hearing to receive comments on the FY'93 Aging Funding Plan for Cabarrus County was held in the Commissioners' Room of the Cabarrus County Governmental Center on April 6, 1992. The Public Hearing was opened at 5:30 p. m. by Sue Archer, Aging Program Administrator with the Centralina Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging. The Area Agency on Aging was appointed by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners as the Lead Agency to develop the FY'93 Aging Funding Plan. Sue Archer reviewed the legislation which established the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Older Adults to be implemented July 1, 1992. Some of the primary provisions of this legislation give more opportunity for local decision making at the county level and consolidates nine previous funding sources for services to older adults into one block grant. She also acknowledged the work of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners to assist in the development of the County's FY'93 Aging Funding Plan. The County Services Summary of the County Funding Plan was distributed. (Copy attached.) Sue Archer summarized this sheet emphasizing the services to be provided in FY'93, the agencies to provide those services, the grant funds allocated to each service, the amount of required local match funds, the number of units, the unit cost rate for each unit and the projected number of clients to be served during the grant period. She explained that the unit cost rates had been developed according to instructions provided by the Division of Aging and included the prescribed cost of living increase allowed by the Division of Aging as well as the average amount of contributions made by users of the service. Eleanor Koski, Director of the Department of Aging, reviewed the services the Department of Aging will be providing with Home and Community Care Block Grant funds-Transportation, In-Home Aide II (respite services), Housing/Home Improvement and Congregate Nutrition-as well as other services and the current level of services provided to older adults by the agency. Rod Duncan, Adult Services Supervisor with the Department of Social Services, reviewed the two services that the Department of Social Services will prouide with HCCBG funds-In-Home Aide I (chore) and In-Home Aide II (homemaker). He also gave examples of the tyDes of