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RE: APPROVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FOR WELD COUNTY PARTNERS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE
CHAIR TO SIGN -WELD COUNTY PARTNERS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Community Collaboration
Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding for the Weld County Partners Program between the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, and Weld County Partners,
commencing July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, with further terms and conditions being
as stated in said memorandum of understanding, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said memorandum of
understanding, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the Community Collaboration
Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding for the Weld County Partners Program between the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, and Weld County Partners be,
and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said memorandum of understanding.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 9th day of February, A.D., 2000.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Appendix V
Community Collaboration Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Weld County Partners
Community Coalition or Prevention Program
and
Weld County Social Services
Local Agency, Program or Institution
I. PURPOSE (What and Why) - Provide volunteer long term mentoring services through Weld
County Partners to identified at-risk youth clients of Weld County Social Services.
II. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES (Who and What) -
1. Social Services case workers will make available Partners' brochures at their agency
and identify youth clients who voluntarily want to participate in the Partners Program.
2. Social Service case workers will complete referral forms with identified youth and
their family and send the completed referral to Partners. All rules of confidentiality will be observed by
Social Services and Weld County Partners.
3. Social Service case workers will communicate with Partners staff and the Senior
Partner to provide the most appropriate services to the youth and their families. All rules of
confidentiality will be observed by Social Services and Weld County Partners.
III. SHARED CONCERNS (Why) - Both Partners and Weld County Social Services share a
common concern regarding the need for additional support services (mentoring) for the at-risk youth
that Social Services works with.
IV. SUBSTANCE OF AGREEMENT (What) - Social Services will provide referrals to
Partners for youth clients whose case workers have identified as appropriate and who would benefit
from the Partners program. Partners will match the Social Service youth with a screened, trained,
adult volunteer based on the youth and the adults common interests.
V. LIAISON STAFF(Who) -Gloria Romansik,
VI. PERIOD OF AGREEMENT (When) -July 1, 2000 -June 30, 2001
VII. ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVALOF AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS (By Whom)-
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Michael//Muskin, Executiv Director,Weld County Partners
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Barbara Kirkmeyer, and of Coady Commissioners
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