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1 Orange County Board of County Commissioners Action Agenda Item No q-i_ Action Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: October 21, 1997 Subject:Budget Amendment#4 Department Public Hearing No Budget Office Budget Amendment Needed No Attachment(s) Information Contact Proposed Budget Amendment Donna Dean ext.2150 Immunization Action Plan Grant Project Ordinance Telephone and Extension Number Smart Start Grant Project Ordinance Hillsborough 732-8181 Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program Grant Chapel Hill 9684501 Project Ordinance Durham 688-7331 Letter of Request from Orange Grove Fire Department Mebane 227-2031 Commissioners Contingency Balance Purpose To consider proposed budget ordinance amendment and grant project ordinances. Background Department of Social Services (1) The Department of Social Services has received an additional day care allocation from the State. The additional$468,007 increases the amount available for day care spending in Orange County from$1,701,110 to $2,169,117. Currently,there are 634 children receiving day care assistance and these funds will allow the department to provide services for those children for the remainder of the year. There are 27 children on the waiting list. (see column#1,page 3) Health Department (2) The Environmental Division of the Health Department has received additional grant funding from the State. The first grant, totaling $1,080, will be used to develop a "Risk and Hazard Reduction Handbook" to be distributed to all day care operators in the County. Examples of subjects covered in this handbook range from lead poisoning, identification, insect bite first aid, and poison control information and telephone contacts. The second source of funds, a Food and Lodging grant in the amount of $988, will be used to purchase computer equipment and/or software for this division. This amendment accepts the funds from the State;no additional County funds-are required in order to receive them. (see column#2,page 3) (3) Additional State Immunization Action Plan (IAP) moneys totaling$9,377 have been awarded to the Health Department.These funds will be combined with the original grant award of$24,369 bringing the total grant amount to $33,746. Grant moneys will off-set County costs of providing immunizations to children in Orange County. It is anticipated that more than 4,500 childhood vaccines will be provided through the Orange County Health Department this fiscal year. (see the attached Immunization Action Plan Grant Project Ordinance)