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G~~~O~ ~ ~ - a ~~' <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 15, 2002 <br />Action Agen <br />Item No. ~ ~. <br />SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #4 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br /> Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Attachment 2. Conservation Easement Donna Dean 245-2151 <br /> Capital Project Ordinance <br />Attachment 3. Whitted Human Services TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Center Capital Project Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Ordinance Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Attachment 4. Northern Human Services Durham 688-7331 <br /> Center Capital Project <br />Ordinance Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year <br />2002-03. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional Crisis <br />Intervention funds totaling $41,202 to be used for crisis related living needs (such as utility bill <br />assistance) by citizens who are "medically at risk". These additional funds bring the current <br />budget for this program to $133,217 for FY 2002-03. This budget amendment provides for the <br />receipt of these State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #1) <br />2. The Department has also received notification from the State of additional Energy Administration <br />funds totaling $3,434 to be used to offset the costs of staff administering the Crisis Intervention <br />Program. These additional funds bring the current budget for this program to $16,616 for FY <br />2002-03. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State funds. (See <br />Attachment 1, column #2). <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Department ~ <br />3. The Federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 included an appropriation of $50 <br />million to purchase agricultural conservation easements throughout the United States. Of the <br />$50 million appropriation, North Carolina was awarded $2.2 million to be distributed to interested <br />local governments throughout the state. The State recently notified Orange County that based <br />