ORD-2006-098 - Budget Amendment #6

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DRAFT 2 approved to receive grant funds to increase its on-the-job training components with employers, to provide job coaches to targeted participants, to provide work incentives to successful participants and to provide subsidized employment opportunities. There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #2) Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) 3. At its November 2, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners accepted a grant award totaling $176,538 in Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) funds from the NC Department of Correction. The CJPP grant award will fund the cost of program services provided by the Freedom House Resource Center to assist adult offenders sentenced to intermediate sanctions. The grant award is $52,224 more than the original budgeted amount for fiscal year 2006 -07. There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of additional funds for $52,224. (See Attachment 3, Criminal Justice Partnership Program Grant Project Ordinance) Solid Waste Enterprise Fund 4. The Solid Waste Department has received notification from officials of the Talking Phone Book of funds totaling $3,000 to cover the department's costs for advertising related directly to phonebook recycling. Radio and print ads will run in local media reminding residents and businesses to recycle their old phonebooks as the new Talking Phone Books are distributed. It is the intention of the Talking Phone Book to be environmentally conscious and help ease the impact on the waste stream that the distribution of new phonebooks create. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds in the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #4) Non - Departmental 5. At , its November 2, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a contribution of $3,835 to the Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) to complete a Stakeholder ( "Outreach ") Process as part of the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy. Of the $3,835 contribution, one half would be paid during this fiscal year ($1,917), and the remaining half in the FY 2007 -08 budget. This budget amendment provides for the contribution of $1,917 for this fiscal year as an appropriation from Commissioner Contingency. With this appropriation, $18,083 remains in Commissioner Contingency for FY 2006 -07. (See Attachment 1, column #5) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County. Commissioners approve the attached budget ordinance and grant project ordinance amendments.