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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 23, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 <br />SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #8 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget <br />Summary <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Coffey, (919) 245-2151 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2006-07. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Health Department <br />1) The Health Department has received the following additional funds: <br />a) Primary Care - At its December 12, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners <br />approved the acceptance of primary care expansion grant funds from the State totaling <br />$70,370 to begin providing primary care services at the Southern Human Services <br />Center (SHSC) in Chapel Hill. The department plans to use the funds for staffing, <br />operations, equipment, furniture and minor clinic renovations necessary for operation of <br />the clinic. In accordance with the grant requirements, the department must expend these <br />funds by May 31, 2007. The department anticipates that continuation funds will be <br />available next fiscal year to continue these services at this site. <br />b) Vaccination Initiative - The department recently received notification of the receipt of <br />vaccination initiative funds from the State totaling $12,625. The department plans to use <br />these funds for a, special outreach project that would increase the number of meningitis <br />vaccinations offered to high school students entering college. In accordance with the <br />grant requirements, the department must expend these funds by May 31, 2007. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds by the Health Department <br />for the above stated purposes. (See Attachment 1, column #1)