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-3- of benefit Co the community. Staff and volunteer leadership of United Way are receptive to assuming chis role. i simple written agreement describing mutual responsibilities should be used. The Department would serve as the County's grant administrator to discharge responsibilities of the County as grantee. It would serve as liaison between the County and United Way in relation to OFF program activities, It would participate in the OFF program planning process and assure coordination with ~he JOBS program. Planning staff of Unlted. Way would compile and write the planning grant proposal due October 1. In this process, staff of the Department of Social Services would provide support (e.g. help with research, clerical assistance, arrangements for meetings, et,) Should the County be successful in securing an OFF program plann/ng grant, these funds could be utilized to support extra expenses for grant-related activities such as additional clerical support at United Way and the costs of sutweys and field trips. The Department's JOBS program coordinator could carry some OFF program responsibilities, particularly where activities (ag. research) would benefit both programs. Again, the entire OFF program planning process would need to be highly coordinated with the JOBS program planning process. Quite possibly the group convened by the Department for the September - November JOBS program planning process could be constructed with considerable United Way input and involvement. This group would need to involve the Manager's office, ESC, school systems, JTPA, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, United Way, Chambers of Commerce and others. This group could be expanded and modified from the beginning for use as the community planning group for the OFF program. Care should be taken to assure the planning group encompasses citizen representatives from the community at large, including poor people, Intensive planning efforts for the OFF program involving a community planning group would be phased up at about the t/me that the major work of the JOBS program planning group is concluded. The two efforts should thus coordinate well. In summary, the Department's recommendations to the Board of Commissioners are as follows: 1. The Board designate the Department of Social Services as its lead agency for administration of the OFF program. 2. The Board authorize the Department to submit a proposal in behalf of the County for an OFF program planning grant by October 1. 3. The Board approve the Countyta engaging the United Way of CentIal Carolinas to facilitate the planning process and compile grant proposals,