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'O CABARRUS COUNTY ,. Department o[ Social Services P.O. Box 668 Concord, North Caxolina 28026-0668 July 30, 1985 JamesF. Cook, Jr. Director MEMORANDUM TO: Charles McGinnis, County Manage~,,~/ff coo , SUBJECT: Budget ~endment Request for the We~erization Assistance Program I would like to ask that the attached'budget amendment request be considered by the Board of Commissioners at its first August meet- ing. This reguest p~ovides-for-ope~ation.of_the_N.C.__Depa~tment of Commerce Weatherization_Assis%ance_Program_the administration 6~-~6~-~fi~-~-~n~--~-~his agency by the Board at its June 3rd meeting. We have been advised by the Department of Commerce that ~barr__us County will be allocated $40,000 in~er~l_H~lth and Human Ser- vices f_~di~_for this program for the period September, 19'g5' through March, 1986. We are assured by the State that, provided our performance is satisfactory, we can expect additional funding to maintain or expand our program on a continuous basis. During our initial contract period, we will be expected to wea- therize a minimun of 27 homes of low-income qualifying elderly and handicapped. In~mem~not exceed 150% of the poverty level ($10,575 for a family of 2). The homes may be either owner-occu- pied or renter-occupied. (In the case of renter-occupied homes, the landlord must sign an agreement that he will not raise the rent due to the weatherization improvements and that he will not evict the tenant for one year so long as the tenant complies with all ongoing obligations and responsibilities to the landlord.) Neatherization measures include: (1) caulking, weatherstripping, window glazing and other infiltration measures; (2) attic insula- tion; (3) water heater, pipe and floor insulation; (4) duct insula- tion; (5) underpinning; (6) storm windows; and (7) storm doo~s in that priority order. In order to determine the best way of administering the program, we have had several discussions with Department of Commerce staff, reviewed Federal and State policy materials, and visited three programs in other communities. %qhile we are still working on many of the details as to how we would like to operate the program, we have made a basic plan.