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1 <br /> ORD-2015-027 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 6, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-j <br /> SUBJECT: Acceptance of Vehicles From Second Family Foundation and Approval of <br /> Budget Amendment#2-B <br /> DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Nancy Coston, 919-245-2800 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider accepting three vehicles from the Second Family Foundation to be used <br /> by temporary employees at the Department of Social Services (DSS) to transport foster and other <br /> at-risk youth to employment sites and to other services and enrichment activities, and approval of <br /> Budget Amendment#2-B. <br /> BACKGROUND: Since 2007, Second Family Foundation (Second Family) and DSS have had a <br /> relationship focused on improving the educational opportunities for foster youth and alumni. <br /> During this time, DSS has provided a temporary staff member and access to a vehicle to assure <br /> transportation was available for the participants. All costs have been reimbursed by Second <br /> Family to DSS, including costs for use of the County vehicle. <br /> Second Family staff would now like to expand the program to provide services to more youth and <br /> to also focus on employment. It would like to have more temporary staff and to also purchase <br /> vehicles and donate them to DSS for this purpose. Second Family has also indicated that the <br /> vehicles could be used for other DSS purposes when not needed for their participants. Any costs <br /> related to the vehicles or the temporary staff serving the participants would be reimbursed to <br /> DSS. <br /> This program is an excellent partnership between a private organization and DSS with a shared <br /> vision of helping children involved in child welfare cases. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Any costs related to this proposal will be reimbursed by Second Family <br /> Foundation. This budget amendment provides for the anticipated receipt of $65,006 in FY 2015- <br /> 16 to fund additional temporary employees and to cover projected motor pool costs associated <br /> with maintenance of the vehicles. If this expansion of the program proves successful, the <br /> department may request additional part time staff as part of the department's FY 2016-17 budget. <br />