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o Training and staff development <br /> o Uniforms and gear <br /> Child Support Enforcement (p. 54): <br /> Janet Sparks said that CSE provides service to over 2,800 families in Orange <br /> County. The department establishes paternity, locates non-custodial parents that are not in <br /> the homes with their children, establishes child support orders, and enforces child support <br /> orders. The population that is served is generally the public assistance population and the <br /> working poor. Last year, the department collected $5.97 million for Orange County children. <br /> The cuts for this department are mainly in legal services, travel, training, filing fees, <br /> and paternity testing fees. This is doable, but it is painful. She has talked with the Manager <br /> about possibly having a reserve for some extreme legal issues. There has been an <br /> increase in the caseload. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier asked clarifying questions about the information in the <br /> matrix. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the $14,000 cut and said that it does not really <br /> represent a $14,000 savings to the County. Janet Sparks verified this. Donna Coffey said <br /> that 100% of the child support budget represents $57,000 of County money. Janet Sparks <br /> said that there have been years where the department has returned more to the general <br /> fund than what was expended. She does not anticipate returning money this year. <br /> Emergency Services (p. 55) <br /> Emergency Services Director Frank Montes de Oca went over the performance <br /> highlights for 2008-2009. <br /> Regarding reductions, training will be greatly reduced. The fire/rescue study will be <br /> broken into phases to save money. Film will no longer be used for investigative services, but <br /> digital photography will now be used. There will no longer be interns and overtime will be <br /> reduced. Equipment repair and rental will be reduced. The Emergency Telephone Funds will <br /> be reduced, and this will affect three staff members. Travel/training in communications will also <br /> be cut. <br /> Frank Montes de Oca made reference to the bottom of page 55 and the points of how <br /> these cuts would affect EMS: <br /> 2009-2010 Budget Impacts <br /> - Will not be able to meet increased demand for services. <br /> - Response times will increase from 17 minutes to 20 minutes or above. <br /> - Personnel fatigue will increase and Worker's Comp claims may increase. <br /> - Needed upgrades to EMS stations will not take place. <br /> - Upgrades to field radio system cannot be achieved. <br /> - Staff support personnel will not be filled. <br /> - Cannot place ambulances in Eno and Cedar Grove communities. <br />