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2 ' 4. At their April 18, 1995 meeting,the Board of County Commissioners approved a Smart Start grant award for the County's Department of Social Services. The Parent Education and Skill Building Initiative grant,totalling$48,706,will enable this department, along with twelve other agencies,to deliver quality parent education services to all Orange County families with children ages 0-5. Fiscal management of this grant will be provided by the Department of Social Services while program and personnel development and management will be provided through a contractual agreement with the HEARTH Family Foundation. The attached "Smart Start Grant Project Ordinance" reflects the addition of these funds. 5. The Department of Social Services has received expansion funds,totalling$20,000, for the Aid for Families with Dependent Children(AFDC)program. The monies will be used to assist the agency with Master Client Index(MCI)and automation training. The attached "Master Client Index(MCI)Capital Project Ordinance" budgets these funds. Health Department 6. Orange County's Breast and Cervical Cancer grant recently received a$5,000 reduction in State funding. The State plans to revert these monies to other counties in North Carolina who are experiencing higher demands for these services than Orange County. The attached "Comprehensive Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Grant Project Ordinance"reflects this program's voluntary funding reduction. Department on Aging 7. The Department on Aging is sponsoring a County Conference on Aging(including a luncheon)this month. Conference registrants are reimbursing the County for the costs of meals. This amendment budgets for these funds. (Block 7,page 3). 8. The Title I11-F Health Promotion allocation for Orange County's Department on Aging has been increased from the original projection of$1,350 to$4,021. These additional funds,reflected in block 8 on page 3, will be used to increase health-related activities at the County's Senior Centers. Orange County Library 9. On April 3, 1995,the Board of County Commissioners approved an amendment for the Orange County Library. This technical amendment identifies this as a transfer of funds to the Library Automation Capital Project and not a General Fund Fund Balance Appropriation. (Block#9,page 3) Economic Development 10. On April 19, 1995,the Board of County Commissioners approved a funding request of$750 for Midway Development Commission. Block#10 on page 4 reflects the appropriation of these funds from the Commissioners Contingency account. Criminal Justice Partnership Program 11. Orange and Chatham Counties have jointly been awarded Criminal Justice Partnership Program grant funds totaling$45,486 for the period April 1 -June 30, 1995. Additional funds totaling$181,841 will become available for fiscal year 1995-96,and will be budgeted later. The program will provide pre-trial release and substance abuse services to persons sentenced to intermediate sanctions. The attached Criminal Justice Partnership Program Grant Project Ordinance authorizes the project and budgets the grant funds,through June 30, 1995,contingent on the Board's acceptance of these funds,which is included as a separate abstract on this May 16, 1995 agenda. Recommendation The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached budget ordinance amendment, grant project ordinances and capital project ordinances.