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Dave Stancil said the Hispanic, African-American and Asian populations are all under- represented. He said there were a number of surveys sent out to target these groups, and at the end of the day he hopes to have a good, true base of resident opinion. ■ Health Department, Pg. 148 (including Fee Schedule change requests, Pg. 348 and Non-Departmental items, Pg. 193) Darryl Butts reviewed the following budget highlights: Finance and Administrative Services Division Budget Highlights • Facilitated quality improvement projects for different divisions in health department. • Expanded credit card payment acceptance for Personal Health and Dental Clinic clients. • During FY 2012-13, the department hired a Health Informatics Manager and created a Health Informatics section within this division. • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes increases in Operations for Training($6,433) —to provide additional workforce development opportunities for staff; Contract Services($11,800) — consultation work to support health informatics and data integration in the transition to coding changes in billing and notification to patients, as well as Board of Health strategic planning data analysis; Innovation and Accreditation Projects ($23,700) —these are a continuation of projects started in FY 2012-13 and are paid with Medicaid Maximization funds. • The increase in Revenues in FY 2013-14 reflects the increase in Medicaid Maximization funds to cover the costs of the Innovations and Accreditation Projects. Dental Health Division Budget Highlights: • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase in hours of a Dental Hygienist position by .30 FTE (from a .50 FTE to a .80 FTE); Salary and Benefits increase of$18,701, which is completely offset by User Fees and Medicaid funds. • Discontinued Smart Smiles program due to the loss of Smart Start funds; this used to go toward dental screening in schools. Now the focus will be more on health education and dental health in schools. Health Promotion and Education Services Division Budget Highlights: • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes the transfer of a Nutrition Program Manager position and a Registered Dietician position to the Personal Health division. • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes a new Senior Public Health Educator position (1.0 FTE), effective July 1, 2013, to work on Board of Health Strategic Plan priorities such as Access to Care; Child and Family Obesity; and Substance Abuse/Mental Health. (Salary & Benefits of $58,360) • The increase in Operations in FY 2013-14 includes increases in Training —to provide additional workforce development opportunities for staff; and in Contract Services —for consultative services related to the smoke free law (offset by State/Federal funds), as well as other Board of Health strategic plan goals. • The decrease in Revenues in FY 2013-14 is due to transferring the Nutrition Services program to the Personal Health division to promote continuity of care for clients receiving clinic services, and funds from Piedmont Health Services