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appropriate school staff. This is the same methodology currently in place between the Orange <br />County Department of Social Services and the UNC Hospitals for the employment of Medicaid <br />workers. <br />This program utilizes a very specific type of Medicaid funding. Should these funds cease to be <br />available, the program will be discontinued. The School Social Workers are not part of the <br />48.1 % target calculation for school funding. The five (5) components which make up the 48.1 % <br />target are Current Expense, Recurring Capital, Long Range Capital, Debt Service, and Fair <br />Funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Department of Social Services will bill Medicaid when the client and <br />service meet the eligibility requirements. All other costs for the positions will be billed to the <br />Orange County Schools system. The Orange County Schools system will pay these costs from <br />funds available in the approved budget. No additional County funds are being requested. <br />Orange County Schools also recognizes that this pass- through, contractual arrangement does <br />not represent an increase in its continuing budget as far as State - prescribed per pupil funding is <br />concerned. Should any of the funding sources cease to be available, the program will be <br />discontinued. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1) Accept the recommendation of the Social Services Board and renew the contract for <br />eight permanent full time social worker positions and supervision to be funded through <br />the contract; and <br />2) Authorize the County Manager to sign this agreement, any future agreements, and any <br />amendments to these agreements subject to County Attorney review and contingent <br />upon the continuation of federal and contract funding and approval of the annual County <br />budget. <br />