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<br />ORD-2017-001 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 24, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-e <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget Amendment #5 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative <br /> Services <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget <br />Summary <br />Attachment 3. Letter of Request from <br />Orange Rural Fire <br />Department <br /> Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 <br />Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2016-17. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. The Department of Social Services has received notification of additional funds in the <br />following programs: <br /> <br />• Smart Start Subsidized Child Care program – receipt of $191,599 in quarterly <br />allocation from the N.C. Division of Child Development and Early Education. This <br />brings the total budgeted funds to $638,198 in FY 2016-17, compared to $607,994 <br />in FY 2015-16. These funds will be used to pay program funds directly to <br />childcare providers. <br />• Child Day Care program - receipt of $1,139,784 in quarterly allocation from the <br />N.C. Division of Child Development and Early Education. This brings the total <br />budgeted funds to $3,950,479 in FY 2016-17, compared to $3,937,277 in FY <br />2015-16. These additional funds will be used to provide childcare services and <br />subsidies to low-income families. <br /> <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds in FY 2016-17. <br />(See Attachment 1, column 1) <br /> <br />1