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6 <br /> Human Services—Department on Aging, Child Support, Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development, <br /> Library,Public Health and Social Services <br /> 3Q FY2015-16 Human Services expenditures total$27.5 million or 71.2% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with <br /> 3Q FY2014-15 total of$26.5 million or 71.1%of budgeted expenditures. The majority of the increase through the third <br /> quarter is associated with Health Department expenditures due to an increase in the Personnel Services accounts and <br /> fewer vacancies within the department and an increase in the amount of Non-Permanent Personnel expenditures. <br /> Additionally, the Health Department has an increase within its Operating accounts,primarily driven by the Contract <br /> Services account and the inclusion of the Family Success Alliance account in FY2015-16. The Department of Social <br /> Services comprises more than 50% of the Human Services budget and its expenditures are attributed to the renovations to <br /> the former Dollar Tree site, child day care, and less staff vacancies. <br /> Support Services-Asset Management Services, Community Relations,Finance, Human Resources, and Information <br /> Technology <br /> 3Q FY2015-16 Support Services expenditures total$8.7 million or 72.8% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with 3Q <br /> FY2014-15 total of$8.4 million or 74.4% of budgeted expenditures. The majority of the increase through the third quarter <br /> is associated with Information Technology expenditures increases of 3.7% or $299,854 most of which is the result of <br /> filling vacant positions. <br /> Education <br /> 3Q FY2015-16 Education expenditures total$58.9 million or 74.8% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with 3Q <br /> FY2014-15 total of$57.4 million or 74.7% of budgeted expenditures. The FY2015-16 Education budget was increased by <br /> $1.9 million over the prior year's budget, and the County has remitted amounts commensurate with the prior year. The <br /> Education expenditures are comprised of Current Expenses to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District and Orange <br /> County School District. Current Expenses of$55.5 million or 75% of budgeted expenditures was remitted to the school <br /> districts through the Third quarter; this was $1.4 million more than the same period in FY2014-15. The remaining <br /> Education budget pertains to Fair Funding, Recurring Capital, and Other Related County Support, specifically support to <br /> Durham Technical College (Orange County campus). <br /> Non-Departmental <br /> 3Q FY2015-16 Non-Departmental expenditures total$29.4 million or 70% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with <br /> 3Q FY2014-15 total of$28.2 million or 64.1% of budgeted expenditures. The 5.9%variance between fiscal years is due <br /> to increased expenditures in Current Expense funding for Schools and $1.2 million in Non-Departmental of which <br /> $993,878 is in Human Services representing a timing variance for the payments for School Nurses. The payments in <br /> FY2014-15 were not made during the first and second quarters. <br /> In summary, 3Q FY2015-16 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures are in line with the adopted FY2015-16 General <br /> Fund Budget. <br /> Enterprise Funds Performance <br /> Solid Waste Fund <br /> 3Q FY2015-16 Solid Waste Fund performance is in line with the adopted FY2015-16 budget. Third quarter revenues are <br /> $9 million or 73.7% of budgeted revenues and expenses are $8.4 million or 68.8% of budgeted expenses. This compares <br />