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2. Child-Care Subsidy - An additional State allocation totaling $323 for child-care subsidies to <br />low-income families. To date, 1,023 children and their families have benefited from this program <br />this fiscal year. The new funds bring the current budget for this program to $3,442,622. This <br />budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State funds. (See Attachment 1, column <br />#1) <br />3. LINKS Program -Additional State funds of $6,976 to be used for the department's LINKS <br />program. This program allows the department to offer training to foster care youth regarding job <br />preparation, daily living skills, and money management. This budget amendment provides for <br />the receipt of these State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #2). <br />4. Medicaid Expansion Funds -The State has allocated an additional $2,205 in Medicaid <br />Expansion funds. These funds will offset costs associated with reinstating Medicaid coverage for <br />families and individuals that were terminated from Work First Benefit Diversion or Transitional <br />Medicaid. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional State funds. (See <br />Attachment 1, column #3). <br />Efland Sewer Fund <br />5. The original budget for the Efland Sewer Operating Fund totaled $80,000, which included an <br />appropriation from General Fund fund balance of $34,000. Over the ~ course of the year, <br />revenues from tap fees and sewer charges have exceeded the original budget by $16,575 <br />bringing total revenues to $61,575 for the year. On the other hand, expenditures have run higher <br />than the original budget due to higher usage and winter weather. Year-end expenditures are <br />expected to exceed the original budget by approximately $46,.000. In order for the fund not to be <br />over budget at year-end, this budget amendment budgets for the additional tap fees .and sewer <br />charges and appropriates $30,000 of General Fund fund balance. (See Attachment 1, column <br />#4) <br />Miscellaneous/Non-Departmental <br />6. Last year at this time, the County faced significant budget cuts from the State. During budget <br />deliberations last spring, the-Board approved asix-month freeze of vacant non-critical County <br />positions. Budgeted savings from the freeze totaled $740,000. This budget amendment <br />transfers salary savings from individual departments that experienced position vacancies during <br />the year to the Miscellaneous function of the General Fund where the savings were actually <br />budgeted. (See Attachment 1, column #5). <br />7. The approved 2002-03 budget set aside funds to address employee pay and/or benefits after <br />July 1, 2002. <br />Employee Pay and Benefits Contingency Fund -Last Fall, the Board approved using this <br />reserve to alleviate the impact of increased health insurance costs for employees. The <br />amount budgeted in this reserve totals $145,400 <br />Equity Retention Fund -Funds totaling $25,000 were approved by the Board in the current <br />year budget. These funds were used, with approval by the County. Manager, throughout the <br />year to address equitable salary relationships among employees and support retention. <br />This budget amendment allocates the employee pay and benefits and equity retention funds <br />to the appropriate functions within the General Fund. In addition it authorizes the transfer of <br />funds from the Miscellaneous function to the General Administration function to address <br />