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WHEREAS, Augusta-Richmond County (hereinafter "County") is a member of the Central
Savannah River Area Regional Development Center (hereinafter "CSRA ROC") in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 950-8-33; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (hereinafter "DHR") utilize the
CSRA ROC to provide certain human services programs such as its Coordinated Transportation
System, which operates across divisional lines to provide quality transportation services for DHR
consumers in a safe, efficient and effective manner; and
WHEREAS, the CSRA ROC serves as the primary contractor for the DHR Coordinated
Transportation System, solicits bids for vendors, and enters into sub-contractual agreements with
the area transportation services providers; and
WHEREAS, through this arrangement the CSRA ROC is responsible for administering the
transportation of county consumers for Aging, Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and
Addictive Disorders, the Department of Family and Children Services, the Department of Labor's
Goodworks Program; and
WHEREAS, the CSRA ROC has successfully operated and administered the program for the
Central Savannah River Area region for the past five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 50-8-35(a)(l1) enables the ROC to manage, administer or operate human
service programs such as the "Coordinated Transportation System" upon the signed resolution of
its board and written approval by each unit of local government affected; and
WHEREAS, Augusta-Richmond County wishes to continue to have these and other DHR
programs administered by the CSRA ROC operated within the region and this county.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Augusta-
Richmond County does hereby enable and authorize the CSRA ROC to continue to operate and
administer the Coordinated Transportation System for the year 2006-2007 and other DHR funded
programs for this county until such time that the Department of Human Resources selects a new
administrator for such programs.
Adopted this 0 f) day o~ 2006
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