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polling site, and wireless outdoor transmitters send signals to receivers located inside the precincts. A chime will sound inside the polling site thereby alerting precinct workers that a curbside voter has arrived. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds to be used for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #2) Health Department 3. The Health Department has received continuation grant funds from the State totaling $88,115 for primary care services at both the Whitted clinic in Hillsborough ($43,346) and the Southern Human Services clinic in Chapel Hill ($44,769). The department plans to use these funds to continue providing primary care services until June 30, 2008. The clinics are staffed with temporary employees In January 2005, Commissioners initially approved funding for the Hillsborough clinic. Currently, the clinic averages 50 clients per month and approximately 40% of those patients are uninsured, self-pay patients. The Board initially approved funding for the Chapel Hill clinic beginning January 2007. Currently the Chapel Hill clinic averages 15 clients. per month and approximately 70% of those patients are uninsured, self-pay patients. During the 2008- 09 budget planning process, as the Board and staff determine the County's core functions and associated programs, continuation of the primary care program beyond June 30, 2008 will be a topic of discussion. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds to continue primary care services at both clinic locations until June 30, 2008. (See Attachment 1, column #3) Gritical Needs Reserve 4. During the 2007-08 budget deliberations, two non-profit agencies, Club Nova and KidsCope, requested additional county funding. With the final approval of the budget, while Commissioners eliminated the recommended appropriation of $125,000 to the County's Critical Needs Reserve, the Board also expressed its intent to carry forward unexpended 2006-07 Critical Needs Reserve appropriations to the new fiscal year. The Board further expressed its desire to award additional funding to Club Nova ($75,000) and KidsCope ($50,000) from the carry forward. Attachment 4 includes correspondence from OPC Area Director, Judy Truitt, expressing organizational support and appreciation for the allocations to Club Nova and CHTOP/KidsCope based upon strengthened commitments to program monitoring and fiscal review. At the end of fiscal year 2006-07 $270,000 remained in the Critical. Needs Reserve. The intent of this budget amendment is to carry forward those available funds and to appropriate $125,000 of the carry forward to Club Nova and KidsCope for fiscal year 2007-08. Following the Club Nova appropriation, $145,000 would remain available in the Critical Needs Reserve for FY 2007-08. (See. Attachment 1, column #4, Attachment 3, Critical Needs Reserve Status Report, and Attachment 4, Letters of Support from OPC Mental Health) Board of County Commissioners 5. This budget amendment transfers funds from the Governing and Management Non- Departmental budget to the Board of County Commissioners' budget to implement the Board's action as to the Clerk to the Board's performance review for 2006-07. The Board