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7 <br /> 1 • Two time limited Child Welfare Social Workers (six months) to <br /> 2 assist with transitioning Child Welfare programs to NC FAST <br /> 3 system - $33,000 net cost <br /> 4 • Living wage increase for In-Home Aide contracts - $40,425 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Commissioner Price asked if there are services available for foster children who are <br /> 7 aging out of the system at age 18. <br /> 8 Nancy Coston said there are a number of services available. She said federal rules <br /> 9 have changed, and 18 year olds are allowed to voluntarily continue their involvement with <br /> 10 DSS. She said children can remain in foster care, or the equivalent funds can be used <br /> 11 towards rent, or establishment of an independent life. She said any plan is done in <br /> 12 conjunction with the child and the social worker. She said there is an independent living <br /> 13 program to teach life skills to middle to upper teenagers. <br /> 14 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 15 <br /> 16 • Economic Services <br /> 17 • Food and Nutrition/Employment and Training revenue increase <br /> 18 ($340,000) <br /> 19 o Staff salaries <br /> 20 o Participant Expenses <br /> 21 • 7 of 16 participants (44%) are employed outside of <br /> 22 the program <br /> 23 o Navigator position with Durham Tech <br /> 24 • 72 contacts leading to 141 course enrollments <br /> 25 • Revenue increase for the DSS client operated café — ($21,000) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 • Public Assistance <br /> 28 • Transfer expense and revenue for medical transportation to <br /> 29 Orange Public Transportation Department— ($55,000) <br /> 30 • Subsidy <br /> 31 • Remove expense and revenue ($1,000,528) related to Smart <br /> 32 Start Subsidy for Child Day Care <br /> 33 • State will make payments directly to providers in FY2017-18 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 • Non-Departmental, Pg. 407 <br /> 36 • Total budgeted expenditures - $1,418,326 <br /> 37 • See Outside Agency recommendations <br /> 38 • No additional significant budget changes <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Community Services (Functional Leadership Ranking Form, Pg. 533) <br /> 41 • Animal Services, Pg. 52 <br /> 42 • Total expenditure budget - $2,153,392 <br /> 43 • Administration Division <br /> 44 • Microchipping included in the adoption package for cats and <br /> 45 dogs, increasing adoption fee by $5 to $20 <br /> 46 • Increase the Out of County surrender fee from $50 to $60 <br /> 47 • Animal Shelter Division <br /> 48 • Increase in boarding fees <br /> 49 o Regular boarding - $2 increase to $12 per day <br />