Title
Vote on a request to approve the Home and Community Care Block Grant for fiscal year 2016/2017 as recommended by the Advisory Committee appointed by the County Commissioners.
Abstract
Action Requested: Motion to accept the $526,393 from the State’s Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) to be used according to the Committee’s budget recommendation and to proceed with an agreement with the Triangle J Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging for the provision of aging services by the Chatham County Council on Aging in connection with activities financed by the Block Grant.
Introduction & Background: The Home and Community Care Block Grant is the vehicle used in North Carolina to distribute state and federal funding consistent with the federal Older Americans Act and a formula developed by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services. Services are provided according to the standards established by the State Division of Aging and Adult Services consistent with the Act. Annual monitoring of these services is conducted by the Triangle J Area Agency on Aging. Each County appoints a Block Grant Advisory Committee to consider the allocation of funds among services. The recommended budget requires that the Chatham County Council on Aging provide all services directly or through contract. At least a third of the Advisory Committee members, who represent a broad range of aging interests, are older adults. Other members who were present for the committee meeting on May 24, 2016, included personnel from the Health Department, Social Services and the Council on Aging. One of the members includes Chatham’s delegate to the NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature. In addition, a staff person from the Triangle J Area Agency was present to provide technical assistance.
Discussion & Analysis: : The Chatham County Council on Aging is the agency with lead responsibility for planning and coordinating the County Funding Plan for the Home and Community Care Block Grant and the delivery of services to older adults and their families. The recommended HCCBG funding plan takes into consideration information about service needs and other resources available to the Council on Aging and within the community.
Budgetary Impact: None
Recommendation: Motion to accept the Home and Community Care Block Grant of $526,393 to be used per the Funding Plan for FY 2016 / 2017 as approved unanimously by the Home and Community Care Block Grant Planning Committee, and to proceed with an agreement with the Triangle J Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging for the provision of aging services by the Chatham County Council on Aging in connection with activities financed by the Block Grant.