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3 <br /> 1 Janet Sparks said most losses stem from actions of the General Assembly last year. <br /> 2 Commissioner Price asked if staff will be lost, as a result. <br /> 3 Janet Sparks said no. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 • Low Income Energy Assistance - $285,791 federal <br /> 8 o Reflects anticipated FY2016-17 appropriation <br /> 9 o Program administered by DSS staff <br /> 10 o 1,292 residents served in FY2015-16 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 • Crisis Intervention Program Revenue - $69,600 state <br /> 13 o Reflects anticipated FY2016-17 State appropriation <br /> 14 o Heating or cooling assistance <br /> 15 o 1,536 residents served in FY2015-16 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 • Subsidized employment - $59,085 <br /> 18 o At risk, unemployed, including Food & Nutrition and Work First participants <br /> 19 subject to work requirements <br /> 20 o Since 2010, 73 total participants <br /> 21 • 63 participants in County government placements <br /> 22 • 30 participants have achieved full time employment in public and <br /> 23 private sector jobs <br /> 24 <br /> 25 • County Daycare <br /> 26 o $1 million additional federal subsidy funds <br /> 27 o 150 children removed from waiting list <br /> 28 o No wait list currently <br /> 29 o Allows reduction of County funds - $300,000 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 • Proposed Amendments <br /> 32 o SOAR Worker- $20,000 <br /> 33 • Streamline SSI/SSDI application process for people with disabilities <br /> 34 experiencing or at risk of homelessness <br /> 35 o Community Response Program - $41,000 <br /> 36 • Loss of grant funds; notified on 6/2/16 <br /> 37 • Child maltreatment intervention and prevention <br /> 38 • Six month bridge funding; alternative funding source may be <br /> 39 available <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the housing living wage had been calculated for Orange <br /> 42 County and if all employees are being paid above this figure. <br /> 43 Travis Myren said this information would be forwarded to the Board of County <br /> 44 Commissioners (BOCC). <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Human Services <br /> 47 0 Department on Aging <br /> 48 • Office Assistant 11 (0.75 FTE) - $35,477 <br /> 49 o Increase hours of operation by two nights a week <br /> 50 o Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM <br />