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Orange County 1 <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No Vw E <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: February 20, 1996 <br /> Subject: Budget Amendment#4 <br /> Department Budget Office Public Hearing Yes No x <br /> Attachment(s) Information Contact <br /> Proposed Budget Ordinance Budget Office, ext. 2150 <br /> Amendment Telephone and Extension Number <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Capital Project Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Ordinances Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Grant Project Ordinances <br /> Purpose <br /> To approve proposed budget ordinance amendment, grant project ordinances, and capital project <br /> ordinances. <br /> Background <br /> Department of Social Services <br /> The Department of Social Services has received additional funds totalling $179,872 in the General Fund <br /> and $8,885 in the Grant Project Fund. The State daycare allocations total $178,757 and will be used to <br /> provide daycare services to those clients currently on waiting lists. A portion of these funds, $8,885, are <br /> awarded through the County's Smart Start grant project, and $169,872 are reallocations from the State <br /> to the Subsidy program in the General Fund. In addition, the department has received unanticipated <br /> pass-through funds from the State to assist the County in sending foster children to summer camp. <br /> These donated funds total $10,000. (See block#1, page 3 of this amendment and the Smart Start <br /> Grant Project Ordinance). <br /> Health Department <br /> The Orange County Health Department has received a mini grant, totaling $40,000, from the W. K. <br /> Kellogg Foundation. These funds will enable the Department to analyze community health problems in <br /> Orange County and educate the community about the mission and roles of the Health Department and <br /> its services. The attached Community Based Public Health Initiative Grant Project Ordinance <br /> appropriates these funds. <br /> Additional State funds in the amount of$19,514 have been awarded to the Department for the <br /> Immunization Action Plan grant project. These funds will be used to enhance immunization services <br /> available to patients and to purchase equipment necessary to provide these services. The attached <br /> Immunization Action Plan Grant Project Ordinance budgets these additional monies. <br />