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IIICENTRAL N? COUNCIL' OF. GOVERNMENTS ¥1C~*~:,AfP.~,~r: [x¥¥ .Nfl I~ pOsT OFFICE BO~'~OO8 ONE CHARLO~ETO~ CENTER' MEMORANDUM TO: County ,Managers FROM: Chuck Cho~ak, Human Services Director~ DATE: February 1,' 1980 SUBJECT: Local Coordination of In-Home Services, Required by Dh~; and Assistance Available Through Centralina Council of Governments You should be aware that county-agencies have.been recently notified of DE. Morrow's fuling chat certain In-Home Services must be planned and coordinated at the local level. This r~quirement is an attempt co crack and coordinate the $12 million recently appropriated by the legislature for such services, and maZ affect its allocation. These state funds can result in lowering (or slowing the increase in) a county's social service bill, as they can be used to match federal funds or displace county money. It primarily affects health departments, departments of social services, and aging programs. Dr. Morrow's ruling stipulates that, to receive these state funds in the future, local agencies (and thoseageneiea mentioned, as a minimum) must produce (a) ~ coordinated plan, and (b) a Joint memorandum of understanding., signed by the county commission and submitted to D~R by March 31, 1980. It is important that each county meet this deadline both to avoid delays tn getting these state funds, and to make a strong case for getting the county's fair share. Centralina COG b,,m~n services staff has become involved in this planning for several reasons. As the Area Agency on Aging staff they are heavily involved with county aging programs, and as ~he T~le iiX planning assistance staff they have been working Closely with County DSSs. In addition, we have recent- ly been asked by Mecklenburg County to serve on the In-Home Service Plannin~ Cor~m~ttee which the county has formed ~o oversee the rsquirad local coordination process. As a result of that experience, Centralina wishes ~o offer its assistance ~o county managers, to pass on some advice, and to offer some tools which have a~ready been developed. On the attached page are some notes to that effect.