S ORD-2002-009 Budget Amendment #5

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program. The Smart Start Grant Project Ordinance is Attachment 2 of this abstract and provides for the receipt of these grant funds. There is no County match for the receipt of these funds. Arts Commission 7. The Orange County Arts Commission has received $10,176 from the North Carolina Arts Council for FY 2001-02. The unanticipated funds enable the Arts Commission to fund additional programs throughout the community and bring the total budgeted revenue amount for FY 01-02 to $29,649. This amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds (See attachment 1, column #6). Department of Social Services 8. The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional funding in the amount of $25,135 related to the Federal Adoption Incentive Program. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 included a provision to provide incentive payments to states that exceed an established baseline for adoptions during federal fiscal years beginning in 1998. North Carolina has received federal funds for its achievement in increasing the number of foster children who have been adopted during 1999 and 2000. At the recommendation of the Children's Senrices Committee of the County Directors' Association, the State is distributing funds to the agencies whose performance in securing adoptive homes for foster children enabled the State to exceed the baseline. The amount of the federal grants allows the State to distribute $679.33 per adoption that Orange County finalized during FY 98-99 and FY 99-00. During those particular years, Orange County secured adoptive homes for 37 foster children. These funds are 100 percent federal monies, require no county match and must be expended by August 31, 2002. The receipt of these funds brings the total budgeted revenue for the Adoption Enhancement Program to $57,135. This amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds (See attachment 1, column #7). Non-Departmental 9. The Board of Commissioners recently completed the Manager's performance review for 2001-02 and has decided to adjust the Manager's salary from $123,383 to $129,629 effective with his annual performance review date of February 18, 2002. This mirrors the 2.5 percent cost of living increase granted County employees effective July 1, 2001 and the In- Range Salary Increase for employees during 2001-02. This budget amendment enacts the above adjustment to the Manager's salary effective February 18, 2002 and authorizes the transfer of $2,402 from the Miscellaneous function to the General Administration function to fund the cost of the adjustment for fiscal year 2001- 02 (See attachment ~ , column #8).