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Interlocal Agreement with City of Durham for Back on the Bull Community Health Ambassador Program and Budget Amendment 21BCC000044 Transferring $318,244 Across Functional Areas to Fund the ILA
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 12, 2020
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The Board is requested to approve the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the City of Durham for the Back on the Bull Community Health Ambassador Program and to authorize the County Manager to execute the agreement. In addition, the Board is requested to approve Budget Amendment 21BCC000044, transferring $318,244 across functional areas to fund the Community Health Ambassador program. A copy of the proposed ILA with the City has been attached.
The Board of County Commissioners approved funding half of the Community Health Ambassador program recommended by the Durham Recovery and Renewal Taskforce (RRTF) during the August 24, 2020 Board meeting. The total program costs $636,488 with the City and County equally splitting the program costs. The City of Durham approved their half of the requested amount during its August 17, 2020 meeting.
The City will contract with the UNC Gillings School for Public Health for implementation and management of the year long program. A copy of RRTF's recommendations has been attached. Public Health Director Rodney Jenkins will serve as the County's point of contact for the program. The ILA includes a provision requiring the City to return any unexpended County funds to the County at the completion of the program (Article 5 Section C).
The County's share of the program will be funded using the County's Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) and the County's COVID Relief Funds. Approximately, $89,000 of CRF funding will be used with the remaining balance funded through Durham County funds. The budget for Community Health Ambassador program will be housed in the Public Health Department.
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