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5 1 • Pending budget approval, the department will administer Pre-Trial Services' FY 2013- 2 14 Outside Agency Performance Contract. Recommended funding of $95,000 is 3 included in the division's contract services line item, for this purpose. 4 • Revenue Increases: Additional State funds for Low Income Energy Assistance 5 Program (LIEAP)Administration ($35,889). Funds totaling $31,328, from the Miles 6 Second Family Foundation, to examine former foster youths' outcomes and aid 7 transportation efforts, for current children in the program. 8 • Revenue Reductions: The department will experience an $110,615 loss in Social 9 Services Block Grant revenue, from the federal government. This loss does not 10 include pending sequestration reductions. 11 12 Child and Family Services Division Budget Highlights 13 • CPS After-Hours Availability: To address CPS coverage issues, the agency proposes 14 compensating social workers for after-hours coverage. To fund these costs, one child 15 protective services position will remain unfunded for next year. There will be a 16 reduction in salary and benefits under this plan. The position will remain in the 17 budget—unfunded—to allow the agency to conduct a trial of this plan. 18 • Revenue Increases: The department will receive an additional $15,000 for DSS 19 guardianship responsibilities, $52,829 for Daycare administration and $10,000 for 20 Drug Treatment Court. 21 • Revenues Reductions: Fewer child protection cases are eligible for federal 22 administrative funds, which will reduce Foster Care/Adoption (IV-E Administration) 23 revenue, by $80,000. In addition, due to State changes, the department will no longer 24 conduct assessments for personal care services in adult care homes (loss of 25 $51,228). However, adult services staff must be available to staff planning teams and 26 to provide services to the numerous individuals affected by the changes in Medicaid 27 and the mental health system. 28 29 Economic Services Division Budget Highlights: 30 • Division Realignment: In FY 2012-13, the Veterans Services and Criminal Justice 31 Partnership Program (CJPP) divisions were incorporated into the Economic Services 32 division ($109,831). The Veterans Services Officer will continue to be a full-time 33 position. The CJPP Coordinator position moved from a grant fund into the General 34 Fund, in FY 2012-13. When the State eliminated the grant portion of the position's 35 support, the department located another funding source, which would also allow the 36 position to aid the department during NC FAST transition. This change will incur no 37 additional County costs. 38 • In FY 2012-13, the BOCC approved three time-limited positions, through December 39 31, 2013, to assist with NC FAST implementation. This addition increased division 40 personnel costs by $152,163. 41 • Revenue Increases: Will receive additional Work First grant funding of$173,140, in 42 FY 2013-14. 43 44 Public Assistance Division Budget Highlights: 45 • The agency will continue working with the IT Department and the NC Department of 46 Health and Human Services to prepare for NC FAST implementation. This may 47 include purchasing additional computer hardware and software and increasing 48 bandwidth. 49 • These public assistance programs are projected to pay $19,805,094, in Food and 50 Nutrition Services, and $104,056,909, in Medicaid dollars, to local grocers and medical 51 providers in FY2013-14. 52 • Given the sustained impact of the economy on families, the agency continues to look 53 for ways to meet the ongoing demand in public assistance. Part of this initiative will 54 include business process redesign based on Work Support Strategies.