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�R� - 199 r-poi <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 16, 1999 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. g -.F <br /> SUBJECT: Budget Amendment# 6 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Budget Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Budget Amendment Donna Dean, extension 2151 <br /> Capital Project Ordinances <br /> Grant Project Ordinance TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To approve the following budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 1998-99. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Environment and Resources Conservation Department <br /> 1. At its December 1, 1998 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners created the new Environment and <br /> Resources Conservation Department. The department began operation on January 4, 1999. Staff identified <br /> the need for a $52,000 appropriation from the Board's contingency account to finance departmental <br /> operations for the balance of the 1998-99 fiscal year. On January 19, 1999, the Board of County <br /> Commissioners established a new Administrative Assistant position for the new department, at a cost of <br /> $12,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. This amendment appropriates$52,000 in ERCD operating funds <br /> from the Commissioners Contingency and allocates them to the Community Planning function. (see block <br /> #1,page 3) <br /> Health Department <br /> 2. On December 15, 1998,the Board of County Commissioners accepted Medicaid maximization funds totaling <br /> $235,481 on behalf of the Orange County Health Department. The department plans to use these funds for <br /> non-recurring items and give priority to replacing older equipment, meeting OSHA requirements, and <br /> possibly redesigning clinical space. The attached capital project ordinance, Health Department Medicaid <br /> Maximization Capital Project Ordinance, allocates these funds. No County dollars are required in order to <br /> receive these funds. (see page 4) <br /> 3. At the December 15, 1998 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a contract between the <br /> Orange County Health Department and Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project (CHTOP) to provide family <br /> coordination services to the Early Head Start Program. In addition,the Board established two permanent full- <br /> time Social Worker positions to enable the Health Department to meet the projected outcomes of the program. <br /> Continuation of these positions is subject to the continuation of grant funds. CHTOP will reimburse the <br />