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3 <br /> 5. The FY 2015-16 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included Salary Savings <br /> funds of $1,500,000 in FY 2016-17. This budget amendment provides for the actual <br /> allocation of these funds within the affected departments to cover these Salary Savings <br /> funds in FY 2015-17. (See Attachment 1, column 5) <br /> 5. The FY 2016-17 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included funds of up to <br /> $500,000 to continue the County match of employees' 401k contributions of up to <br /> $53.00 per pay period for all general (non-sworn law enforcement officer) employees. <br /> This budget amendment provides for the allocation of projected year-end actuals of <br /> $500,000 within departments to cover these increases. (See Attachment 1, column 6) <br /> T The FY 2016-17 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included funds of $32,421 <br /> for an increase in the Living Wage from $1216/hour to $1315/hour, effective July 1, <br /> 2017. This budget amendment provides for the actual allocation of these funds to cover <br /> the Living Wage increase within the affected departments. (See Attachment 1, column 7) <br /> 8. The FY 2016-17 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included funds of $500,000 <br /> to address salary compression adjustments affecting County employees effective July 1, <br /> 2016. This budget amendment provides for the actual allocation of $454,489 to cover <br /> the adjustments made to 606 employees in FY 2016-17. (See Attachment 1, column 8) <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goals <br /> associated with these items. <br /> Sheriff's Office <br /> 9. The Jail Inmate Fund is a fiduciary fund and all profits should be transferred out of the <br /> fund to either a special revenue fund or to the General Fund and reported as revenues <br /> of the County and used to track expenditures for stocking the commissary or providing <br /> indigent services to the inmates. The Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Criminal <br /> Justice Resource Office, recommends using current profits of $71,489 toward the <br /> following programs and initiatives: (1) Foundations of Hope, a peer recovery program; <br /> (2) Inmate Literacy/GED program; (3) Increased contractual hours for the current <br /> psychologist; and (4) Increased training for Detention Officers. This budget amendment <br /> provides for the transfer of funds totaling $71,489 from the Jail Inmate Fund to the <br /> General Fund for the above stated purposes. (See Attachment 1, column 9) <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goals <br /> associated with this item. <br /> Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development <br /> 10.Allocate Housing Director's salary and benefits to accurately reflect the percentage of <br /> time spent in the appropriate programs/divisions within the department during FY 2015- <br /> 17. This budget amendment provides for the proper allocation of the Housing Director's <br /> time in the General Fund, the Community Development Fund, and the Section 8 <br /> Housing Choice Voucher Fund. (See Attachment 1, column 10) <br /> 11.The Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development Department requests a fund <br /> balance appropriation of $11,000 from the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Fund for <br /> the Housing Authority commissioners to attend Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br /> required training. This budget amendment provides for this appropriation of available <br />