ORD-2006-001 - Budget Amendment # 8

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emergency needs of low-income families due to rising energy costs and increased numbers of eligible families. This budget amendment provides for the release of $102,865 from the Critical Needs Reserve for the above stated purpose. With this appropriation, $208,167 remains available in the Critical Needs Reserve for fscal year 2005-06. (See Attachment 1, column #3) Health Department 4. Orange County has been awarded an Employee Wellness Grant for FY 2005-06 totaling $13,940 through the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Risk Management Pool. The purpose of this grant is to offer a wellness program to all employees to improve health and productivity, reduce absenteeism and health care costs and establish an overall work environment that promotes good health and a positive work attitude. The program will consist of Health Risk Assessment screening, Cholesterol/Glucose/Body Fat and Hypertension Screening, Back Injury Prevention Program, and Lunch and Learn educational sessions on nutrition and physical activity. .The Orange County Health Department will administer this grant program within the Personal Health division. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds. (See Attachment 1, column #4) Human Services Non-Departmental 5. As part of the Adopted FY 2005-06 budget, the Board of County Commissioners approved an appropriation of $18,000 for Orange County's contribution to the Partnership to End Homelessness Initiative. Membership in the Initiative includes Orange County, the Towns. of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, the Triangle United Way, Orange Congregations in Mission, the Inter-Faith Council, OPC Area Program, the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, and UNC. These funds are used to provide administrative support services to the Partnership to End Homelessness in order to create a written 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Orange County. The County serves as the lead entity for this initiative in the same manner it currently does for the HOME program. At its September 7, 2005 meeting, the Board approved funds totaling $32,000 from the Town of Chapel Hill ($18,450), Town of Carrboro ($6,300), the Town of Hillsborough ($2,250), and the Triangle United Way ($5,000) based on the existing HOME Program funding formula. Since then, the Triangle United Way has contributed an additional $5,000 to this initiative. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds from the Triangle United Way. (See Attachment 1, column #5) Solid Waste Enterprise Fund 6. The Solid Waste Enterprise Fund has received the following grant funds: a. -Grant funds from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its 2005 Community Waste Reduction Recycling Grant Program to expand and study multi-family recycling. The reimbursable grant award. of $5,500 includes $5,000 from the State and a 10% local match ($500) from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund. These funds will be used to purchase recycling bins ($5,000), as