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Human Services <br />• Mental Health <br />- Statewide reform remains troubling and complex <br />- Recommendation includes $1.294 million in base funding <br />- Commissioners may choose to use safety net funds to ensure that local programs <br />remain viable <br />• Medicaid <br />- Recommended funding level remains at fiscal year 2005-06 level of $4,024,800 <br />- Outlook for State offering Medicaid relief for counties in fiscal year 2006-07 still <br />unclear <br />Employee Pay and Benefits <br />• 2.5 percent Cost of Living Increase far all permanent County employees <br />- Effective July 1, 2006 <br />• 2.5 percent In-Range Salary Increase linked to employee performance <br />• Increase in Living Wage from $9.34 per hour to $9.67 <br />New Staff Proposals <br />• Health <br />- Environmental Health Supervisor (Food and Lodging} -emphasis on improving <br />sanitation ratings at public eating establishments <br />- Environmental Health Specialist {Wastewater Treatment and Management) - <br />ensure compliance of privately awned alternative wastewater treatment systems <br />EMS <br />- 4 Paramedics and 2 Telecommunicators -increased number of calls and criticality <br />of calls <br />- Assistant Fire Marshal -increased arson investigations and compliance with state <br />mandates <br />• Purchasing <br />- Administrative Assistant III -frees up time for Purchasing and Central Services <br />Director to spend expediting County capital projects <br />Social Services <br />- Social Worker II (Community Alternative Program) -case management for <br />increasing number of frail, elderly or disabled adults who choose to remain in their <br />homes instead of being placed in adult care facilities <br />Additional changes, such as increases in hours or changes in funding sources, <br />recommended for other existing positions <br />Reserve Funding <br />• Court Operations Relocation - $400,000 <br />• Critical Needs/Safety Net - $275,000 <br />- To be combined with $225,000 anticipated carry forward from current fiscal year <br />• Downtown Campus Parking - $150,000 <br />• Fair Funding for Schools - $800,000 <br />