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4 <br /> Agenda Attachment 5 <br /> Grange TountU Repuftmeu#of,vdal ,jeruicim <br /> 300 W.TRYON STR EET . <br /> HILLS50ROUGH,NORTH CAROLINA 27276 <br /> ROnpO; TELCr"ONEt <br /> MAt McLENOON,CKAIkPENSON HILL"DF VUG/1 OFF10E DWIi5P1,P47.4751 <br /> �5 HI I.LSPOROUGH or?CE 777'P?67,777-0I P7 <br /> AAN3CC""OPLER, Chairperson ('iSAP EL 111Lt Di FICE P9PC+ <br /> ANNE OARNES <br /> R S IAUFIPHY,M.D. <br /> TiIDMA December 10 1980 <br /> THOMASM WARD � � <br /> MC+i'AVLWA�AVt'� <br /> TO: Oran County Bosx-. of C0=i6Sianars <br /> FROM: Social. Services Board <br /> SUBJECT: Need for additonal Chore Ser�rice.;' ng <br /> j on December 2, 19$0 the Board of Social Services met in special session to discuss tbe- <br /> ! need for additional funding for the Chore Sekidee Proem. After beaming testi.nomy <br /> i from many of -the more than 45 persons 'attending, the Board unani.MOusly endorsed a <br /> ! request to County Commissioners for $15,000 to insure contimuatien of the program at <br /> a spending level. of $14,000 per month for the balance of the current fiscal. year. The <br /> last month'a charges usually credited to the current fiscal yearn (May) will be car- - <br /> ried over to 1981-$2. <br /> The spending for the first five months of the current fiscal year was above $23,0011 <br /> per month average (June-October). In November a 201,4 reduction in service affecting all <br /> current recipients was placed into effect to reduce spending. November spending was <br /> reduced to the 0117:000 range and December is projected to be near $111,000. <br /> The high spending level, of near $26,000 per month at the beginning of the fiscal ygax <br /> was due to several factors. The agency received State In Home Service 1± aas in <br /> 1979-$0 for the first time in the amount of $37,264. Chore Service expansioa funds of <br /> 1B,645 was awarded without a county match requirement. The agency also=eceived over <br /> $25,000 iaa re-allocated Title XX money at the beginning of 19$'1. Unmatched county <br /> money of '18,000 was also budgeted for the fi=st time in 1979-$0 to qualify for the <br /> State In Home Service. A combination of all 'these factors was responsible for the in- <br /> crease in funde available for Chore Service in the Spring of 1980. The community <br /> demand for the service has been high for a number of years, therefo xe, monies avail- <br /> able were utilized. <br /> During the current fiscal year 27-824 was budgeted for Chore Service from Title XX <br /> nd <br /> re-allocated funds. The prospects of being awarded such fu a are very Unlikely this <br /> u year according to Region. III personnel. Surplus Title XX funds that have been evail- <br /> able an the June to September quarter for several years were not available this year. <br /> State Funding was increased for Slay Came but not for Chore Services. Early in the <br /> fiscal year it became apparent additional funding might not be a reasonable expectation.. <br /> Chore Service applications were closed the first week of August 1980. Hourly rates <br /> paid to Chore providers were later frozen and any changes in personnel. Were paid Mimi <br /> mum wage. This combination of actions to reduce spending were effective to a degree, <br /> however, by November spending levels were mach higher than could be Maintained. The <br /> 20;-6 reductions in service was placed in effect as an emergency' measure until additio�� <br /> funding could be explored. <br /> In addition to the action already' reported the Social Service Board ad on December <br /> vot <br /> i <br />