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ORD- 2013 -020 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 18, 2013 <br />SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2012 -13 Budget Amendment #11 <br />DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />Attachment 2. Year -To -Date Budget <br />Summary <br />Attachment 3. Letter from South Orange <br />Fire District Board <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -e <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Clarence Grier, (919) 245 -2453 <br />1 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget amendments and an updated grant project ordinance for fiscal <br />year 2012 -13. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. The Department of Social Services has received additional revenues for the <br />following programs: <br />• Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) — State pass- through funds, <br />totaling $7,840 for agency disbursement. <br />• Child Day Care — additional State revenue of $165,205 to provide childcare <br />services and subsidies to low- income families. The State assessed year -end <br />estimates and reallocated unspent funds to jurisdictions, like Orange County, <br />that would benefit from an increased allocation. <br />• Smart Start Enhancement Program — receipt of $24,269 for Smart Start <br />Subsidized Child Care program administration. The department will pay <br />program funds directly to childcare providers. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds. (See <br />Attachment 1, column 1) <br />2. Several changes have occurred in the administration of the Criminal Justice <br />Partnership Program (CJPP). Over the last ten years, there has been a dedicated <br />position for this activity with funding from the State, as well as Chatham and Orange <br />