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• The need for additional staff resources is addressed in the Economic Services department. Even with the addition of some resources, the demands on staff transitioning to NC FAST while meeting the increased caseload will be extremely taxing. The NC FAST transition for these programs will not be completed until 2014. Until then the agency anticipates continued difficulty in meeting all performance goals in these programs. Skills Development Center • This division has merged with the Central Administration division, within the department. Subsidy Division Budget Highlights • There is an increased need for child care subsidies to avoid disruption of services for more than 200 children. There is currently a waiting list of more than 300 children in need of care. There is a projected decrease of 8% of state and federal funding for childcare subsidy for FY2013- 14. Revenue Reductions: Decreases in Adoption Vendor Payments ($47,500), due to policy changes, and the conclusion of the CPS Early Childhood Mental Health Services grant project ($39,565) • The agency is applying to continue administration of Smart Start subsidy, funded by the Orange County Partnership for Young Children. This will continue to allow for reduced administrative expenses and coordinated access for families. Veterans'Services Division This division has merged with the Economic Services division, within the department. Grant Project Fund: Criminal Justice Partnership Program Budget Highlights • Revenue and Personnel Change: Changes in state administration of the adult programs, as well as changes in the relationship with Chatham County, have reduced administrative funds available to support the grant. In FY 2012-13, after the department located another funding source to replace lost funds, the CJPP Coordinator position moved from grant fund into the General Fund. The new funding source fund will reimburse Economic Services' activities and permit the Coordinator to administer the juvenile portion of the JCPC program. This change incurs no additional County cost. Grant Project Fund: Orange Community Response Program (Multi-Year Project) Budget Highlights • The Board of County Commissioners approved the grant on August 21, 2013. FY 2013-14 funds will cover costs, for the second year of the grant. The Orange County Partnership for Children will reimburse position costs. • No significant budget changes, in FY 2013-14. Tonya Walton reviewed the information from the Grant Project and Position Requests attachment. She said these funds would not be located in the general fund, so the bottom line would not be affected. She said the attachment would replace pages 31 and 32 in the recommended budget. She said the table includes the manager's recommended positions. Commissioner Dorosin said, as the board representative on DSS board, he would like to recognize that the work done to prepare for this transition with NCFAST has been tremendous. Chair Jacobs asked how many people the County serves with food stamps. Nancy Coston said the average number of households is 6600. She said the number of individuals is much larger. She said Medicaid is higher than food and nutrition. She said that there are people who get Medicaid automatically through Social Security who are not listed in the budget.