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Day Care and Day Care Child Care and Development Funding (CCDF) — Funds <br />totaling $234,269 would be used to provide Day Care subsidies to low income families <br />for child care and eliminate the waiting list. As of the end of March 2001, the Department <br />has served 945 children through this program. The additional funds bring the current <br />budget for this program to $2,741,269. Additional funds totaling $6,843 for Day Care <br />CCDF Administration would be used to support salaries for staff who administer the day <br />care subsidy program. (See column #1, attachment 1) <br />• State Adult Home Specialist Fund — The Department has also received notification of <br />newly allocated State funds that would offset costs of monitoring adult care homes in <br />Orange County. The funds, totaling $18,750, would support staff costs associated with <br />monitoring adult care homes in Orange County. The required County match is included <br />in the current year's budget. (See column #2, attachment 1) <br />2. Department on Aging <br />The Department on Aging, on behalf of the Friends of the Chapel Hill Senior Center, has <br />received a mini -grant award for $5,500 from the Triangle Community Foundation. This grant <br />would enable the Department to provide foot care programs for Seniors in Central and Northern <br />Orange County. No additional County funds are required in order to receive these funds. (See <br />column #4, attachment 1) <br />3. Efland Fire District <br />The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Efland Volunteer Fire Co. has submitted a request to <br />use $16,579 of their fund balance to help offset the cost of a new tanker truck. The District's <br />estimated fund balance at the end of this fiscal year is about $29,000. Use of this amount of <br />fund balance would bring the District's estimated unappropriated fund balance on June 30, <br />2001 to about $12,500. The new truck would replace the Department's thirty- year -old truck that <br />was purchased when the District incorporated in 1971. A copy of the letter requesting the <br />appropriation of $16,579 is included as attachment 2 of this abstract. (See column #3, <br />attachment 1) <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />approve the attached budget ordinance amendments. <br />