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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMLYIISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. S .. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 23, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Foster Care Board/Adoption Subsidy Rate Increases <br /> ------------------------------ ---------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> ------------------------------- ---------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : None INFORMATION CONTACT: Marti Pryor-Cook <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To implement new rate increases for the Foster Care and Adoption <br /> Subsidy programs. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The 1994 General Assembly approved rate increases for foster care <br /> board reimbursements and the Adoption Subsidy program for hard-to- <br /> place children. These increases will help to strengthen services <br /> to the children and families in our foster care and adoption <br /> system. The current rates are $265.00 per month per child for <br /> Foster Care and $225.00 per month per child for Adoption subsidy. <br /> The new graduated rates are as follows: <br /> Foster Care and Adoption Subsidy <br /> Age 0-5 $315 per month <br /> Age 6-12 $365 per month <br /> Age 13-18 $415 per month <br /> The total cost to implement the Foster Care increases, effective <br /> September, 1994, is approximately $65,500. The county's match is $25,458. <br /> The total cost to implement the Adoption subsidy increases is <br /> about $141,180 and the county's match is $27,475. The combined county <br /> cost for both programs is approximately $52,933. These specific increases <br /> were not included in the Fiscal Year 1994/95 budget. Factors such as the <br /> length of placements, number of new placements, ages of children, and <br /> placement settings will determine the Department's ability to absorb the <br /> increases within the current budget. <br /> The Social Services Board has approved the rate increases for <br /> both programs, effective September 1, 1994. <br /> RECOMNENDATION(S) : <br /> The Manager recommends approval of the rate increases for Foster <br /> Care board reimbursements and Adoption subsidies. <br />