TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Agreement between the Salvation Army and the City of North Port for the City to coordinate services for households applying for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assistance.
Recommended Action
Approve the Agreement between The Salvation Army, a Georgia Corporation, and the City of North Port, for a term of one-year, effective May 1, 2019, to coordinate services for households applying for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program assistance.
Background Information
The City and the Salvation Army will continue to collaborate, the attached Agreement allows the City to complete applications through the LIHEAP grant for the period of May 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
The Agreement notes three changes, please see below:
1) The document is titled, "Agreement" instead of "MOU."
2) The following paragraph has been added: The City of North Port, Florida, Social Services Division Staff will complete a pre-Screening form for each client that is eligible for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), signing and dating the bottom of the form.
3) The following paragraph has been added: Where an employee, or family member of an employee, of the City’s Division of Social Services applies for LIHEAP assistance, that employee or employee’s family member shall be referred to the Salvation Army office located in the City of North Port, or other LIHEAP partnering agency other than the City, for processing of the LIHEAP application.
This Agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney’s Office.
Strategic Plan
Enhanced Public Trust through Responsible City Government.
Financial Impact
N/A
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. 2018 The Salvation Army MOU
2. 2019 The Salvation Army Agreement
Prepared by: Janet Carrillo
Department Director: Cari Branco