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Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Mutual Termination of Agreement and a new funding agreement with Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida, Inc. (ROM). Countywide (Lorie Bailey-Brown, CFO/Resource Management Director)
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Division:
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Resource Management - Grants Administration
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Authorized By:
Lorie Bailey Brown, CFO/Resource Management Director
Contact/Phone Number:
George Woodring, Financial Grant Administrator/407-665-7168
Background:
On December 14, 2021 the County entered into a subrecipient agreement with Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida, Inc. (ROM) a non-profit organization, to provide $2,850,000 of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for Homeless services for Seminole County. The agreement included advance payments to ROM totaling $250,000 to be used in accordance with and as part of the amount specified.
During FY22 payments were made to ROM totaling $776,887.61. Expenditure reimbursements to ROM totaled $526,887.61 and $250,000 was advanced for cash flow of operations. The FY22 expenditures were reported as federal expenditures for both ROM as a subrecipient and Seminole County.
Resource Management working with ROM has found it appropriate to create a new agreement for the balance of the funding ($2,073,112.39) for the expenditure period beginning on October 1, 2022. This will alleviate additional reporting that could be required as a subrecipient. The new agreement is not a subrecipient agreement under ARPA guidance. It is an agreement between Seminole County and ROM for local funding of the same scope of services. Seminole County will fund ROM as a general government service.
During FY23 payments were made to ROM totaling $984,681.17. Seminole County will classify those expenditures as general fund expenditures for general government services under the new agreement.
The expenditure period of the new agreement is extended to April 30, 2025 from December 31, 2024 allowing four (4) additional months to fully expend the funds and provide accounting for the cash advance.
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Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Mutual Termination of Agreement and a new funding agreement with Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida, Inc. (ROM).