Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: September 3, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Kurt N. Petersen, Director, Office of Management and Budget
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PHONE: 407-836-2902
DIVISION: Office of Management and Budget
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Service Funding Agreements between Orange County, Florida and the Seniors First, Inc. ($95,418), the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. ($102,228), and the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. ($1,567,371) Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (Office of Management and Budget)
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PURPOSE:
Board approval and execution is requested for the following Fiscal Year 2025-2026 service funding agreements:
1. Orange County and Seniors First, Inc. ($95,418).
2. Orange County and Orange County Bar Association, Inc. - Citizen Dispute Settlement Mediation Program ($102,228).
3. Orange County and Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. ($1,567,371).
As required by Article V of the State Constitution, the Chief Judge has identified these programs as local requirements of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court.
Seniors First, Inc., is a non-profit social services organization that serves the public interest needs of Orange County senior citizens with legal guardianship for elderly clients who have been legally declared unable to care for themselves.
The Orange County Bar Association, through its Citizen Dispute Settlement Mediation Program mediates disputes, which may involve but are not limited to landlord/tenant issues, recovery of money or property, neighborhood complaints, consumer disputes, and minor criminal issues.
The Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., in partnership with local attorneys, provides civil legal representation and access to the courts for low-income residents, the working poor, children, and other disadvantaged groups with special legal needs who reside in Orange County.
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