Item:
Title
Authorize the County Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Durham County and City of Durham Interlocal Agreement Regarding City-County Strategic Youth Initiatives
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 23, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve the amendment to the interlocal agreement between Durham County and the City of Durham regarding City-County strategic youth initiatives and authorize the County Manager to execute the amendment to this interlocal agreement.
In 2022, the City of Durham and Durham County renewed the Durham City-County Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for City-County Strategic Youth Initiatives until June 30, 2032. The ILA is housed within the Durham Office on Youth (OOY), which is currently a division of the City Manager’s Office. Both the ILA and the OOY are managed by the City-County Youth Initiatives Manager.
As part of the City of Durham reorganization, the Office on Youth will be moving out of the City Manager’s Office and into the new Engagement Department as of July 1, 2025. The Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for City-County Strategic Youth Initiatives will continue to be administered by the Office on Youth following the reorganization, and the ILA has been amended slightly to reflect the upcoming changes in organizational structure.
The ILA has been amended slightly to reflect the changes in organizational alignment. The notable amendments are in “Section 1. Youth Initiatives Manager Position.” The amendments concern the departmental location of the position and hiring decisions. Language was added to allow for final hiring decisions to be made by designees of both City and County Managers, versus only Managers. Given this new organization, executing the proposed amendment will ensure that the interlocal agreement aligns with the City of Durham’s new organization of strategic youth initiatives.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Strategic Plan Focus Area: Empowered Community, Objective EC 2: Provide access to equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn and grow in different ways, and Focus Area: Safe and Resilient Community, Objective SR 1: Increase equitable opportunities for youth to succeed in Durham.
Resource Persons: Shannon Trapp, Chief of Staff; Lara Khalil, Director of Office on Youth
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve the amendment and authorize the County Manager to execute the approved amendment to the interlocal agreement with the City of Durham regarding City-County strategic youth initiatives.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________