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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD Of COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meefing Date: September 1, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. g_ts <br />SUR.IECT: Budger Amendment lil <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget Office BUDGIET AMENDMENT: U(N ■ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Budget Amendment Donna Dean, extension 2151 <br />Sean Stare Grant Project Ordinance <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hilhhorough 7324181 <br />Chapel HBI 9684501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To approve budget ordinance amendments and grant project ordinance amendments. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />DSS <br />I) The Department of Social Services his received additional Smart Stan funds from the Orange <br />County Partnership for Young Children. Thin Foods, teafing 89,407, enable the department to <br />address needs of young children and their families in Orange COery. Families throughout the <br />County will benefit from the initiatives of this program. Special emphmis will be placed on the <br />needs of young abildren and their families in Nonhem Orange County and of the Latino community <br />m throughout the County . This budgeamendmmt(see Smart Star Graa Pmject0di�re ,page <br />4) will bring the budget for this program to $16,907 for the 1998 -99 fiscal year. <br />Health <br />2) The Health Departure has received an allocation from the Sts¢ totaling $4,950. These fords <br />will off set costs assodared with public education related to smolomo dining. Examples of the <br />education initiatives include producing end ciseriburing a SmokeFree Tiring Guide to Orange <br />County Chhene said developing a media campaign to promote emoke4ne: restaurants. No <br />County mean are required is mawh she State monies. (see budget ameudmeae located on page 3, <br />column e2) <br />3) The Environmental Health Division of the Health Department has recened additional Food and <br />Ladging funds far the 1998 -99 fiscal year. The additional $1,128 provide funds for this division to <br />develop, publish and &vm1sure, a mmuil for day care providers. The maned will cover such <br />topics as safe food preparation and service, playground silery, safe physical emviromnena, and <br />