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Home My WebLink About870218.tiff MEMORAMU Gordon Lacy, Chairman March 24, 1987 T° Weld County Board of Commissioner COLORADO From Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director, Human Resource Purchase of Service Agreement for Attorney Supervision of the Subject. Senior Citizens Legal Aide grogram" Enclosed for Board approval are three (3) Purchase of Service Agreements with Gordon F. Esplin, Attorney at Law. The Area Agency on Aging is purchasing licensed attorney time to provide direction and consultation for the Senior Citizen's Legal Assistant, now housed with the Area Agency on Aging. The Area Agency on Aging will reimburse Esplin $22.50 per hour for consultation, not to exceed $3,500.00. "ih9 ,%1 870218 Purchase of Services Agreement THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this )�-I1Aday of March, 1987, by and between the Weld County Area Agency on Aging, 'Division of Human Resources, Weld County Government, hereinafter referred to as "AAA" and Gordon F. Esplin, Attorney at Law, hereinafter referred to as "Esplin." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, AAA develops and administers the Area Plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services, and WHEREAS, AAA serves as the advocate and focal point for older persons in Weld County, and WHEREAS, AAA is mandated to provide for legal services, as defined in the Older Americans Act to older persons with the greatest economic and social need, and WHEREAS, AAA provides legal assistance to older persons through the Senior Citizens Law Project and employs a legal assistant to coordinate the Project, and WHEREAS, by the laws of the State of Colorado, the AAA must employ a licensed attorney authorized to practice law in the State of Colorado so that the AAA's legal assistant shall act under the supervision of such attorney when dispensing legal advice and counsel , WHEREAS, Esplin has considerable experience with and knowledge of Title III Older Americans Act Legal Aide Programs, NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that: 1. The AAA desires to purchase services from Esplin, through his expertise as an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado, for supervision of the legal assistant at the AAA Senior Citizen's Law Project. 2. Esplin desires to provide his expertise as a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado for direction and supervision of the legal assistant at the AAA Senior Citizen's Law Project. 3. The AAA legal assistant and staff shall be responsible for taking applications for assistance by the AAA Senior Citizen's Law Project and screen applications for acceptance to the Program. 4. The AAA legal assistant and Esplin will review applications to the Program. Esplin will be available for weekly review of such applications, for telephone contact by the AAA legal assistant, and appear in proceedings in court when necessary. 5. After consultation with Esplin, the AAA legal assistant shall follow-up on case handling and negotiation, pursuant to the supervision and direct'o of Esplin. 87©218 6. The AAA legal assistant shall be responsible for community outreach, publicity of the program, and community education. 7. The AAA legal assistant shall be allowed to represent persons before an agency or in an agency proceeding, or administrative tribunal , and complete necessary forms not requiring knowledge and skill beyond that possessed by the ordinary experienced and intelligent layman. 8. The AAA Senior Citizens Law Project agrees not to dispense legal advice and counsel except when under the direction and supervision of Esplin. 9. Esplin will provide a ten percent match for the Senior Citizen's Law Program in the form of travel time and mileage to court proceedings and client conferences, access to a law library, use of office phone, along with providing limited word processing, usual copying fees and ordinary postage expenses, all with a value in excess of $700.00 for the fiscal year 1987. It is agreed that Esplin shall continue to provide his own Professional Liability Insurance. The AAA legal assistant shall be insured for liability resulting from his/her actions within the scope of his/her employment, by and through the Weld County Attorney's Office. 10. The AAA shall reimburse Esplin at the rate of $22.50 per hour (unit of service) up to but not exceeding the sum of $3,500.00. The AAA and Esplin shall keep a time log record to monitor the hours worked by Esplin. Esplin shall be paid monthly for actual services rendered in the previous month. 11. This Agreement may be terminated upon thirty (30) days written notice by either party. This Agreement shall be terminated immediately in the event of loss of funding to the Area Agency on Aging. 12. This Agreement covers the timeframe from March '7j', 1987 to December 31, 1987. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have execute. this Agreement on the day first above written. BOARD OF COUNTY CO MISSIONERS GORaON . E LIN OR AT or, o , a a o on . sp in; •t�.f' ey at aw WELD COUNTY DIVISION 0 AREA AGENCY ON AGING HUMAN RESOURCES L414-40.“-ct, 8 , 1/41P-Tat-A-c-) Wal. etl V\reelman, Executive Director Linda E. Piper, Director 870218 Hello