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2 services and/or provides in-kind contributions, consultations, and free or low-cost use of County facilities for office and/or meeting space • • Re-drafting the Professional Services Agreement executed between the County and the Outside Agency following BOCC decision and determination of funded amount for the new fiscal year • Continuing to strengthen communication and correspondence with Outside Agencies through the Third Sector Alliance - an informal coalition of nonprofits serving Orange County residents -about the need and desire for change and renewed emphasis on working together across agency and governmental lines The County received applications from 56 Outside Agencies in February 2010 for the FY2010- 2011, with financial requests totaling $1,401,896. At a budget work session in April, the BOCC reviewed summary descriptions of how neighboring counties handled outside agency applications and continued grappling with issues of legacy funding, agency performance, equity considerations, and the conflicts caused by shrinking resources. The "takeaway" for County management was to retain the previous commitment by the BOCC to "preserving the social safety net as the highest priority" among Outside Agency endeavors. After extensive review by a network of County operating departments, and OPC, along with their associated advisory boards, the County Manager recommended funding 36 agencies for a total of $848,600, a decrease from FY2009-2010 of $195,124, in the June budget presentation. The BOCC, in adopting its final budget for FY2010-11, modified the County Manager's recommended budget to fund five (5) additional Outside Agencies and eliminate funding for • one, increasing County appropriations to this category by a net $54,479. Attachment 1 shows the final Outside Agencies Allocations for FY2010-11 and Agency Descriptions. The BOCC indicated in its spring work session on the subject, and reiterated during budget work sessions last summer, a desire to spend focused time in the fall of 2010 re-visiting its operating philosophy and approach to funding Outside Agencies in preparation for FY2011- 2012. Some of the "big" questions pending from prior discussions include -but are not limited to: 1. What is the basis for why an Outside Agency is selected for Orange County funding? 2. Does funding in one year carry forward to a commitment to future years? 3. Should a limit be considered to the level of funding given to a single Outside Agency in a given year and should there be a particular limit in total dollars to all Outside Agencies in a given fiscal year? 4. Are there any other defining criteria the BOCC wants to assert for future Outside Agency selection and funding? Attachment 2 is a summary of potential responses to the "big" questions to support BOCC discussion. •