ORD-2006-097 - Budget Amendment #5

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a~,c~~sao,~_c~y~' //-o s ~ ~ , ~k ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 2, 2006 Action Agee Item No. SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #5 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Attachment 1, Budget as Amended Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget Summary INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean Coffey, (919) 245-2151 PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2006-07. BACKGROUND: Health Department 1. The Health Department has received notification of the receipt of an Eat Smart Move More Grant totaling $13,500 from the Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, Chronic Disease and Injury. Prevention .Section of the North Carolina Division of Public Health.. These funds will support afaith-based initiative aimed at improving better nutrition and physical activity behaviors. The Department, in collaboration with Cooperative Extension Orange County Service Center, Orange Congregations in Mission, and UNC-Chapel Hill Program on Ethnicity, Culture and Health Outcomes, will train representatives from local churches to establish health teams at their churches. Teams will develop policies and programs to promote better nutrition and increased physical activity. Participating churches will be eligible for mini- grants of up to $500 to fund specific projects. The primary focus of the intervention will be residents in the northern portion of Orange County, and will include families and adults affiliated with rural or Hillsborough area churches. A secondary focus will be on recruiting from African-American churches, but the training and program will be open to any interested church within the County. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #1)