ORD-2014-023 Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget Amendment #8

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I Health Department 3. The Health Department has received additional funds for the Food and Lodging Program. The receipt of $1,045 from the NC Division of Public Health is to ensure consistency and quality of Food and Lodging permitting and inspection activities. These funds will be used for food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities, as required by the State. (See Attachment 1, column 3) Visitors Bureau Fund 4. Throughout FY 2013-14, the Visitors Bureau has increased marketing initiatives for conference groups and business travelers. These efforts were designed to meet mid- week hotel vacancy goals (Sunday- Thursday) and help smaller events attract bigger crowds, especially overnight visitors. Marketing activities have included the development of Meeting Planner's guides, 4 marketing campaigns, increased advertising commitments and production on 2 projects, initially slated for fall 2014-. The 2015 Disability Guide and a partnership with a Web -zine, called Chapel Hill Recorder. To complete the above projects, the Visitors Bureau requests a $35,444 fund balance appropriation for the services of Clean Design advertising agency. This budget amendment provides for a fund balance appropriation of $35,444 from the Visitor's Bureau Fund for the above stated purpose. After this fund balance appropriation, the unassigned fund balance of the Visitors Bureau Fund will be $342,586. (See Attachment 1, column 4) Solid Waste 5. At its January 23, 2014 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the bid award for a Hook -Lift Truck for the Sanitation division of the Solid Waste Department. This budget amendment provides for a transfer from the General Fund fund balance of $194,548 to the Solid Waste fund to cover the purchase of the Hook -Lift Truck. (See Attachment 1, column 5) Department of Social Services 6. The Department of Social Services (DSS) has received funding notification and deferred prior -year revenue for the following programs: • Toy Chest Drive — Public donations totaling $5,974, from December's Annual Toy Chest Drive. Drive collections totaled $24,974, for FY 2013-14. • Foster Care — Public donations of $1,156 to support Foster Care program costs. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds and is budgeted in a special Adoption Enhancement Fund, outside of the General Fund. 7. At its May 8, 2014 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved allocating the remaining $150,000 from the Social Justice Reserve Fund to the Department of Social Services (DSS) to be used to support child care for low- income families through June 2014. This budget amendment provides for this allocation from the Social Justice Reserve Fund to DSS for this purpose. (See Attachment 1, column 6) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2013 -14.