Notice of Public Hearing on Multi-Year Area Plan

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTI-YEAR AREA PLAN FOR BENTON, CEDAR, IOWA, JOHNSON, JONES, LINN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES

To older persons, public officials and other interested parties, pursuant to Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 17 – 6.2(7)a.(2):

The public is notified and invited to attend a public hearing being conducted by Heritage Area Agency on Aging regarding the Fiscal Years 2022 - 2025 Area Plan for the seven county region (Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties).

The purpose of the public hearings are to gather input and comments from interested parties, including priority services. A public hearing will be conducted on:

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. via Zoom virtual meeting. Information on how to obtain login information will be posted on Heritage Area Agency on Aging’s website on January 1, 2021 at: www.heritageaaa.org/events

Agenda:

  1. Call to order

  2. Purpose of hearing

  3. Public Comments on Priority Services

    Title III-B Priority Services are located within the service categories of Access, In-Home and Legal. The minimum percentage (%) of Title III-B funding required to be expended within each category are: 1) Access Services (10%), which includes Information and Assistance, Assisted Transportation, Outreach, Case Management, and Transportation, 2) In-Home Services (5%), which includes Adult Day Care/Health, Personal Care, Chore, Homemaker, and 3) Legal Services (3%,) which includes: Legal Assistance.

    a. Written comments

    b. Other comments

  4. Services under consideration to be provided as Direct Services by Heritage

  5. Adjournment

The Area Plan will guide Heritage for the period of State Fiscal Years 2022 – 2025. Comments are also welcomed in the written form of choice or by utilizing a form provided on the Heritage website at www.heritageaaa.org. Written comments should be sent to Heritage Area Agency on Aging, Attention Barb Werning, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404. The public is invited and encouraged to provide feedback and participate in both the virtual public hearing opportunity and/or provide written comment.

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Alternatively, written comments can be submitted using this digital form:

Harrison March