ORD-2006-018 - Budget Amendment #14

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DRAFT 2 reimburse the Health Department for nurses who provide the service and supplies for this program. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 3, Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program Grant Project Ordinance) Emergency Management 4. At their March 2, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners accepted a regional grant award of $1,014,870 from the United States Department of Justice COPS Office, and committed matching funds totaling $338,290 for the purchase of interoperable communications console equipment for the 9 -1 -1 Center and for portable 800 MHz radios. Orange County is partnering with the City of Durham on this grant, and the City of Durham will administer the grant on behalf of both Orange and Durham. Along with this grant award, the Board of County Commissioners approved a 2005 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology Grant on May 17, 2005 in the amount of $147,996, as well as a 2005 Homeland Security Grant on October 3, 2005 in the amount of $63,000. All three of these grant awards, including Orange County's match, total $1,564,156. Orange County's match of $338,290 will come from the 9 -1 -1 Emergency Telephone System's Wireline funds. These grant funds will be used to purchase new 9 -1 -1 consoles, 800 MHz portable radios, related telephone switches, and provide digital recorder upgrades that will be compatible with the 800 MHz partnership system being implemented by the State of North Carolina. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 4, 800 MHz Communications Transition Grant Project Ordinance, and Attachment 5, EMS Grants Inventory) Planning Department 5. At its April 10, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a Supplemental Scope of Services not to exceed $4,971 for the Transfer of Development Right (TDR) Feasibility Study with the Louis Berger Group, Inc. This supplement will include two additional TDR Task Force meetings, and modification to the public meeting format to have an advisory board emphasis. Funds were approved for appropriation from the Commissioners Contingency account. With this appropriation, $7,029 remains available in Commissioners Contingency for fiscal year 2005 -06. (See Attachment 1, column #5) Non - Departmental — Critical Needs Reserve 6. At its April 18, 2006 meeting, the Board of County approved the release of a one -time County supplemental appropriation in the amount of $13,467 from the Critical Needs Reserve to OPC /LME to facilitate the divestiture and transfer of Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) services to Lutheran Family Services. The actual transfer of management responsibility took place on April 1, 2006. This budget amendment provides for the release of $13,467 from the Critical Needs Reserve for the above stated purpose. With this appropriation, $128,680 remains available in the Critical Needs Reserve for fiscal year 2005 -06. (See Attachment 1, column #6)