HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-054 Agrmt - Oregon Heat EAPOREGON HEAT AGREEMENT
This agreement is made July 1, 1993, by Oregon Energy Services,
Inc., dba Oregon HEAT (Home Energy Assistance Team) and the City
of Ashland (City).
RECITALS:
A. City and Oregon HEAT have developed programs to provide needy
individuals with financial aid in assisting to pay such
individuals' residential heating bills.
B. City will continue its current emergency energy assistance
program with Oregon HEAT. city will collect voluntary
contributions from donors. These funds will be forwarded by City
to Oregon HEAT for distribution for purposes of the Oregon HEAT
program.
City and Oregon HEAT agree:
1. City obliqations:
1.1. Collect voluntary contributions. City will collect
voluntary contributions using the name Oregon HEAT and will
forward such contributions to Oregon HEAT at least once per
month.
1.2. City's assistance City's conservation division will
provide assistance in energy audits and low-income
weatherization programs for electrically heated buildings.
2. Oregon HEAT obligations:
2.1. Specified expenditures. Oregon HEAT shall use
voluntary contributions collected by the City only for the
benefit of City's needy residential utility customers, as
defined below, residing in the city of Ashland.
2.2. Recipients are to be City residential utility
customers whose basic heat source is from City of Ashland
utility and whose income must be at 150% or below of the
federal poverty level. In the case of emergency assistance,
preference shall be given to City's utility customers who
have not received assistance from other heating assistance
programs, e.g. LIEAP recipients, within the current heating
program. Preference shall be given to the elderly and
families with children.
2.2.1. The maximum grant to any recipient for
emergency energy assistance shall be $160 per household
in any program year.
2.2.2. Emergency assistance shall be provided only to
eligible recipients who present a current City monthly
utility bill bearing the recipient's name and address.
2.2.3. Voluntary contributions received from the City
by Oregon HEAT for emergency assistance shall be
distributed at least monthly to eligible recipients.
2.3. In addition to receiving emergency energy assistance,
recipient will also receive energy conservation education to
the extent as determined by the intake agency.
2.4. Oregon HEAT may contract with The Salvation Army or
any other charitable organization and Community Action
Agency to distribute funds to eligible recipients. It is
intended that contributions collected by city in ~he name of
Oregon HEAT shall be deductible as charitable donations for
purposes of calculating the donors' federal and state income
taxes.
2.5. Oregon HEAT shall identify for reporting purposes all
voluntary contributions collected by the City as Oregon HEAT
funds. Oregon HEAT shall provide a report to City of
income, expenses, and distributions made by it under this
agreement on a monthly basis. The program dollars will be
allocated January 1, 1994 to June 30, 1994 with a final
report given to the city August 1, 1994.
3. Compensation for Oreqon HEAT.
3.1 Voluntary contributions received by Oregon HEAT may be
deposited in an interest bearing account. Any interest
earned on deposited funds may be retained by Oregon HEAT for
its use.
3.2 city will contribute funds to HEAT for program support.
All customer donations will return to the community.
4. Promotional activities. Promotional activities relating to
Oregon HEAT shall be cooperatively conducted by both parties.
Oregon HEAT shall have the right of approval on any promotional
activity relating to Oregon HEAT initiated by City of Ashland.
5. Renewal. Oregon HEAT and the City may, by mutual agreement,
amend and extend this contract at any time. All such changes
mutually agreed upon shall be signed and attached to this
contract as amendments.
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6. Termination. This contract shall automatically terminate
June 30, 1994, unless earlier terminated as provided below.
Either party may terminate this contract by giving ten days
written notice to the other party. Within 25 days of receipt of
the notice, Oregon HEAT shall return to City any undistributed
matching funds and voluntary contributions.
OREGON HEAT-- ~)
Title: Executive Director
CIT~./ASHLAND
Title: Mayor
Title: City Recorder