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RESOLUTION NO.3 8 8 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SENIOR SERVICES TO
PROVIDE SENIORS, 55 AND OLDER, WITH
INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH A
VARIETY OF LEGAL, CONSUMER, AND HEALTH ISSUES
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Agreement is to maintain and increase
coordination between "Senior Rights" and the City of Auburn Senior Center in order to
provide seniors age 55 and older with information, education, and assistance with a
variety of legal, consumer, and health insurance issues; and
WHEREAS, peers are trained to provide information to senior consumers on a
range of issues to enable senior consumers to make informed decisions; and
WHEREAS, senior volunteers can provide advocacy on a client's behalf or
connect clients with free or low-cost legal services;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to execute the
2005-2006 Senior Rights Assistance Outreach Sites Memorandum of Agreement with
Senior Services' Senior Rights Assistance in substantial conformity with the Agreement
attached hereto, marked as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative
procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
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Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon
passage and signatures hereon.
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DATED and SIGNED this /_S"~ day of August, 2005.
ATTEST:
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Darnelle Daskam,
City Clerk
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CITY OF AUBURN
PE ER-B. LEWIS
MAYOR
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Senior Services
SENIOR RIGHTS ASSISTANCE
OUTREACH SITES
Memorandum of Agreement
by and between:
City of Auburn
25 W. Main
Auburn, WA 98001
Hon. Pete Lewis, Mayor
Contact: Cheryl Sallee 253931-3016
and
Senior Rights Assistance
2208 Second Avenue - Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121
Contact: Jean Mathisen (206) 727-6216
(hereinafter called "Senior Rights")
Effective July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007
I. Purpose
The purpose of this agreement is to maintain and increase
coordination between "Senior Rights" and "City of Auburn" in order
to provide seniors age 55 and older with information, education,
and assistance with a variety of legal, consumer, and health
insurance issues.
II. Program Description
Senior Rights Assistance is a peer assistance program which
trains senior volunteers to provide senior consumers with
information on a range of issues with which they are likely to need
help. The senior volunteers offer information with which senior
consumers can make informed decisions based on their own
unique needs, values, and circumstances. When required, a
volunteer can provide advocacy on a client's behalf. Senior Rights
can also connect qualifying low-income clients with free and low-
cost attorney services when the client is unable to resolve legal
issues without the services of an attorney.
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Exhibit A
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Memorandum of Agreement between
Senior Rights Assistance and City of Auburn
Services Senior Rights Volunteers can include help with:
. Social Security Problems
. Consumer Issues
. Landlord/Tenant Problems
. Homeowner Concerns
. Estate Information
. End-of-Life Planning
. Substitute Decision-Making
. Health Insurance Information
. Legal Referrals
. Elder Abuse Community Education
III. Responsibilities of the Parties
A. Senior Rights agrees to:
1. Provide one or more trained volunteers at the City of
Auburn Senior Center's Outreach Site at mutually
agreed upon times to provide information services
2. Provide appropriate printed materials to clients who
need them
3. Arrange for substitute services when an assigned
volunteer is ill or on vacation
B. City of Auburn Senior Center agrees to:
1. Provide a private meeting space and access to a
telephone for Senior Rights Volunteers and the
consumers they serve
2. Schedule appointments for clients with the volunteer
assigned to the City of Auburn Senior Center
3. Display an informational Senior Rights poster on the
premises, as well as program brochures, to inform
seniors of services available to them through the
program
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Exhibit A
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Memorandum of Agreement between
Senior Rights Assistance and City of Auburn
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Exhibit A
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C. Both parties agree to:
1. Communicate on an ongoing basis as to the needs
of senior clients
2. Work cooperatively and in partnership to resolve
differences or misunderstandings
3. Provide a minimum of 90 days' written notice to
terminate this Memorandum of Agreement
IV. General Provisions
This agreement covers the two-year period from July 1, 2005
to June 30, 2007. The Agreement will be reviewed every two years
and can be revised at any time with the mutual involvement of both
parties. All major revisions will be made in writing.
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Mayor, City of Auburn
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Denise Klein, CEO
Senior Services
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