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0 . <br />�1 <br />2 <br />Department on Aging <br />2. The Department on Aging has received additional Home and Community Care Block grant <br />funds totaling $2,970 from the North Carolina Division on Aging. The Department plans to <br />use the funds to purchase glucose and cholesterol- screening services at the three senior <br />centers in the County, as well as to purchase locked file cabinets to hold confidential <br />wellness program records and equipment for the wellness area to be located in the new <br />Southern Orange Senior Center. The local match of $628 is currently budgeted in the <br />Community Based Services division of the Department on Aging. These additional funds <br />bring the current budget for this program to $5,653 for FY 2005 -06. This budget <br />amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds. (See Attachment 1, column <br />#2) <br />Miscellaneous <br />3. On June 30 of each year, certain designated appropriations are not fully expended. Many of <br />these relate to outstanding purchase orders where goods and services have been ordered <br />but not yet received and /or paid. In accordance with the annual budget ordinance, funds for <br />these outstanding purchase orders are automatically re- appropriated in the new fiscal year's <br />budget. On the other hand, there are instances where approved funding for certain <br />initiatives is not fully expended at the end of the fiscal year. Funds for these planned, but <br />unencumbered expenditures, must be re- appropriated from the County's fund balance. An <br />example of this includes unexpended monies from the Social Safety Net totaling $150,952. <br />In order to carry these funds forward and authorize their expenditure in fiscal year 2005 -06, <br />it is necessary for the Board to approve the attached amendment. (See Attachment 1, <br />column #3) <br />Library Services <br />4. The Orange County Library has received notification from the North Carolina Department of <br />Cultural Resources of additional reallocated State Aid funds totaling $1,206 for this fiscal <br />year. These additional funds bring the current budget for State Aid revenue to $122,597. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds. (See Attachment <br />1, column #4) <br />Emergency Management <br />5. On March 15, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners approved the endorsement of the <br />County's hosting of a statewide conference for Citizen Corps Councils (CCC) and related <br />volunteer programs. The Governor's Office has awarded grant funds to the County totaling <br />$62,000 to. offset all costs of hosting the event. Preliminary estimates project that 250 <br />individuals from across the state will attend the conference this spring. Sufficient slots are <br />available to permit conference attendance by a number of representatives of local agencies. <br />County staff have worked with Chamber of Commerce staff to compile materials that will be <br />provided to conference participants in support of the Shop Orange initiative. This budget <br />amendment provides for receipt of the grant funds for the above stated purpose. (See <br />Attachment 3, Citizen Corps Council Grant Project Ordinance and Attachment 5, EMS <br />Grants Inventory) <br />