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6/20/2002 <br /> State Funding Cuts <br /> Reductions that took place with State budget approval in fall 2002 or <br /> Category 1. enacted mid-year by the Governor's Emergency Budget Actions. These <br /> reductions were absorbed in the individual departmental budgets for <br /> the current(2001-02)fiscal year. <br /> Department Description $ Impact on <br /> 2002-03 Budget <br /> Block Grant Reduction -used mainly to offset overall <br /> salaries of DSS social work staff $21,851 <br /> Program Integrity -offset costs of fraud investigations $25,000 <br /> State Adult Home Specialist -offset cost of position <br /> related to monitoring rest homes throughout the County $8,087 <br /> DSS Carolina Access -offset cost associated with the position <br /> who coordinates services for recipients of this Medicaid- <br /> related program $22,083 <br /> Smart Start -reduction in day care staff and elimination of <br /> funding for the adolescent parenting program $35,616 <br /> Sub-Total DSS $112,637 <br /> Health Smart Start Programs -including elimination of Welcome <br /> to the World Program and funding for associated position $63,280 <br /> Library State Aid to Libraries $17,703 <br /> Total Category 1 $193,620 <br /> Category 2. Reductions that were anticipated and incorporated into 2002-03 <br /> Manager's Recommended Budget <br /> Department Description $ Impact on <br /> 2002-03 Budget <br /> IV-E Administration -result of a change in federal <br /> guideline interpretation; offsets child welfare costs $61,585 <br /> Smart Start -offset costs of Day Care Social Worker; DSS <br /> DSS director has frozen position $40,000 <br /> Health Choice -offset total cost of Income Maintenance . <br /> staff $81,000 <br /> Sub Total DSS $182,585 <br /> Block Grant- Associated with In-Home Care and Adult <br /> Aging Day Care $3,798 <br /> Library State Aid to Libraries $10,721 <br /> Total Category 2 $197,104 <br /> Page 2 <br />