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Budget Highlights <br /> • The department will reduce its expenditures by $2,378,900, due to the State assuming <br /> Medicaid responsibility in FY 2008-09. <br /> • The FY 2009.10 General Fund contribution for the Criminal Justice Partnership Program <br /> (CJ PP} program is $36,853. <br /> Changes in Seri/ice Delivery ($335,416 Net Reduction) <br /> • Reduce Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) County Initiated Payments. <br /> • Reduce costs related to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) services. <br /> • Reduce funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reserve. <br /> 0 Decrease in various line items due to budget directives related to Work First Program. <br /> • Reduce program payments for Work First Program. <br /> • Reduce administrative funding for the center. <br /> • Reduce administrative funding (various line items). <br /> • Reduce funding for handling deceased persons. <br /> • Decrease contracted services with the Center for Employment Training (CET). <br /> Decrease community outreach efforts. <br /> Decrease contracted services for the Fatherhood Program. <br /> Eliminate the contract with Orange Public Transportation (OPT) that assesses and <br /> coordinates the transportation needs for Work First Families. <br /> Decrease contracted services for financial counseling. <br /> Decrease contracted services with Orange Enterprises (OE). <br /> Decrease contract for Electronic Document Management. <br /> ■ Reduce funding for child welfare services. <br /> Reduce court-ordered drug testing tests. <br /> Reduce funding for the emergency care contract services. <br /> Reduce funding for verifying public assistance claims. <br /> Reduce program payments for the Foster Care Program. <br /> Reduce funding for general assistance utility deposits. <br /> • Reduce funding for psychological evaluations for parents. <br /> • Reduce social services operational costs (i.e. travel, training, motor pool etc.). <br /> • Reduce temporary personnel. <br /> • Reduce overtime costs. <br /> Reduce on-call and after-hour emergency services. <br /> * Eliminate funding for county day care match program. <br /> ® Reduce contract services that provide in-home care. <br /> 37-2 <br />