ORD-2012-038 - Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget Amendment #2

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• 1 ORD-2012-038 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 18, 2012 Action Agenda Item No. 5-e SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget Amendment#2 DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Clarence Grier, (919) 245-2453 Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget Summary PURPOSE: To approve budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2012-13. BACKGROUND: Department of Social Services 1. The Department of Social Services has received additional revenue for the following programs: • Child Day Care — receipt of $1,313,804 to provide childcare services and subsidies to low-income families, as well as an allocation of $50,535 to cover administration costs. The total additional revenue received is $1,364,339. The FY 2012-13 Approved Budget included Child Day Care funds of $1,283,804 for the period of July through September 2012, with the anticipation that the State would start administering this program effective October 1, 2012. The receipt of these additional funds will cover costs through December 31, 2012, with anticipation that the State will start administering the program on January 1, 2013. • Orange County Community Response Program —At its August 21, 2012 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners accepted grant funds totaling $45,000, for the Orange County Community Response Program, from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children. • Smart Start Enhancement Program — receipt of$255,000 to continue administering the Smart Start Subsidized Child Care program, which the department began effective February 1, 2011. These enhancement funds will be paid directly to child care providers.