HomeMy WebLinkAboutJefferson County/OlyCAP - Interlocal on Administering Surcharge Funds from SHB 2060INTERLO!CAL COOPERAr[ON AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON
COUNTY, THE ( ' 'ITY OFP0111" "I"OWNSEND, AND OLYMPIC COMM UN11Y
AC"FION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTER[NG
S U RC If A RG E Fl~: NDS GU' N E RATE D A S A RES 1) LTO F S, H B 2060.
This agreement is entered into between JefTerson County, the City of Port Townsend, and
Olympic Community Action Prog
,rams for the purpose of insuring proper use of fi.inds
created I hrough the surcharge of" ten dollat-s for each doctinient recorded throu,gh die
(" 11 ounty Auditor's office to 11ind housing pn.,)granis �wI� extmniety low iricorne and very
k)w income persons County,
WHEREAS, McKinney funds, Emergency Shelter Assistance Program funds,
Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds, Housing Trust Fund grants, and Community
Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation have either been cut back or require
matching runds; and,
WHEREAS, Olympic Community Action Programs currently serves as the lead agency
for shelter service funds, lead agency for Continuum -of -Care McKinney Funds, and as
the administering agency for related housing funding;
NOW 'THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual housing benefits for extremely low
income and very low-income persons living throughout the entire Jefferson County area,
the above partners agree as follows:
A. The purpose of this agreement shall be to provide for the administration and
expenditure: of revenue generated from the recording surcharge authorized under
the provisions of Substitute House Bill 2060.
B, That portion of the revenue generated from the surcharge that is allocable to very
low income housing needs within Jefferson County shall be collected by the
Jefferson County Auditor and held in a single Fund by the Jefferson County
Treasurer, to be drawn upon the administering agency designed below, for use as
provided under the terms of this agreement.
C. Olympic Community Action Programs, a non-profit, Washington corporation
having its principa� ofeces at 24 Seton Road, Port Townsend, Washington, is
designated as the administering agency for the administration and expenditure of
the funds collected from the recording surcharge, to be used for the following
purposes,:
To enhance existing housing programs for low income persons which
require matching funds and/o+ r supplementing due to cutbacks in such
programs, or due to increasing demands upon such programs-,
2. To, provide for new housing programs designed to meet the transitional
and permanent housing needs of low income people; and
To provide for local domestic violence shelter and emergency shelter
operations serving low income people.
Olympic Community Action Programs shall administer and expend these funds to serve
low-income people and families in need throughout the incorporated and unincorporated
areas of Jefferson County.
D. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect until:
Olympic Community Action Programs provides at least thirty (30) days
prior, written notice to the county of its intention to terminate its service
as the administering agency; or,
2. The parties agree in Writing to terminate the agreement upon not less than
ninety (90) days prior, written notice to Olympic Community Action
Programs, whichever occurs first.
E. Olympic Community Action Programs shall at least annually provide Jefferson
County with a written summary of the funds expended under the terms of this
agreement.
F. For the purposes of R,C,W, 39.34.030(4) a), the Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners is designated as the administrator responsible for overseeing and
administering the joint or cooperative undertaking contemplated by this
agreement (i.e., the joint designation of an administering agency to administer
and expend the revenues generated by the recording, surcharge as provided in this
agreement), 'The parties by reason of this joint or cooperative undertaking shall
acquire no property.
G. In its administration of the funds authorized herein, Olympic Community Action
Programs shall make not less than 10% of the revenue generated on an annual
basis available to other qualified not-for-profit organizations administering such
programs as are specified in the enabling legislation.
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Agreement re: Administering Surcharge Funds Generated From S1IB 2060
Dated this day ot" (`-,,,j 4;,;, 200',x.
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,�,brna Delaney, Clerk of the Board
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF JEFFERSON COIJNTY, WASHINGTON
T)an Ti, tterness, Chairman
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Glen HLnTtingfbrd, Commissioner
Commissioner
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OtYMPIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS
I", Dan Wollam, Executive Director
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