REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") between Fulton County, as the GA 502 Fulton County Continuum of Care ("CoC") Collaborative Applicant, and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs on behalf of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority ("GHFA") regarding the implementation of a statewide Department of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Homeless Management Information System ("HMIS"). Grant funding of $76,484.00 and a Fulton County match of $76,484.00 will support the use and the management of HMIS and related activities. The approval of this agenda item will also authorize the Chairman to execute any future documents related to this grant and Agenda Item. The County Attorney is authorized to make modifications to the MOA and related document as to form prior to execution. The term is December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021.
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
The Official Code of Georgia Sec. 36-10-1 states that all contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM
Health and Human Services
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
The HEARTH Act requires all communities that have a CoC to use the HMIS. HMIS with the capacity to collect unduplicated data on individuals and families who experienced homelessness and provides the County with the ability to collect data from programs that serve homeless families and individuals. The use of HMIS data helps to determine the community's needs and funding priorities.
The HEARTH Act codified into law data collection requirements that are integral to the HMIS.
Accordingly, the use of HMIS is a statutory requirement for recipients and subrecipients of the CoC Program and Emergency Solutions Gran...
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