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10.The FY 2017 -18 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included funds of $250,000 <br />to address salary compression adjustments affecting County employees effective July 1, <br />2017. This budget amendment provides for the actual allocation of $188,481 to cover the <br />adjustments made to 538 employees in FY 2017 -18. (See Attachment 1, column 10) <br />11. The FY 2017 -18 Board of Commissioners' Approved Budget included funds of $524,433 <br />to address Health Insurance premium increases effective July 1, 2017. This budget <br />amendment provides for the actual allocation of $524,433 within departments to cover <br />this increase in FY 2017 -18. (See Attachment 1, column 11) <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goals <br />associated with these items. <br />Department of Social Services — Technical Amendments <br />12. On April 17, 2018, the BOCC approved a technical amendment transferring FY 2017 -18 <br />budgeted funds related to Information Technology Governance Council approved <br />projects from the Capital Projects Fund to the Department of Social Services within the <br />General Fund in order to simplify the cost allocation process and reimbursement process <br />for the department. The department realized savings when purchasing information <br />technology items, purchasing items under budgeted amounts. This technical amendment <br />provides for the transfer of these budgeted funds totaling $23,891 to the Capital Projects <br />Fund from the General Fund and amends the following Information Technology Capital <br />Project Ordinance: (See Attachment 1, column 12) <br />Information Technology Capital Project ($23,891) - Project # 30007 <br />Revenues for this oroiect: <br />Appropriated for this eroiect: <br />Current <br />FY 2017 -18 <br />FY 2017 -18 <br />Amendment <br />FY 2017 -18 <br />Revised <br />Alternative Financing <br />$10,585,154 <br />$23,891 <br />$10,609,045 <br />From General Fund <br />$1,545,257 <br />$0 <br />$1,545,257 <br />Appropriated Fund Balance <br />$200,000 <br />$0 <br />$200,000 <br />Total Project Funding <br />$12,330,411 <br />$23,891 <br />$12,354,302 <br />Appropriated for this eroiect: <br />13. On March 20, 2018, the BOCC approved the closing out of several prior year multi -year <br />grant projects related to the Department of Social Services (DSS), and repurposed <br />available funds to the Adoption Enhancement Fund. When one of the grant projects <br />(Building Futures Program grant) was closed out, $70,651 in unused funds from the <br />General Fund should have been moved to the General Fund within DSS. This technical <br />budget amendment provides for the budgeting of these funds in the General Fund. <br />Funds totaling $40,651 will be budgeted to cover Food and Nutritional Services Program <br />Payments, and $30,000 will be used to replace broken and worn out furnishings in the <br />classrooms, computer lab, waiting area, and a conference room at the Skills <br />Development Center in Chapel Hill. (See Attachment 1, column 13) <br />Current FY <br />2017 -18 <br />FY 2017 -18 <br />Amendment <br />FY 2017 -18 <br />Revised <br />Information Technology <br />$12,330,411 <br />$23,891 <br />$12,354,302 <br />Total Costs <br />$12,330,411 <br />$23,891 <br />$12,354,302 <br />13. On March 20, 2018, the BOCC approved the closing out of several prior year multi -year <br />grant projects related to the Department of Social Services (DSS), and repurposed <br />available funds to the Adoption Enhancement Fund. When one of the grant projects <br />(Building Futures Program grant) was closed out, $70,651 in unused funds from the <br />General Fund should have been moved to the General Fund within DSS. This technical <br />budget amendment provides for the budgeting of these funds in the General Fund. <br />Funds totaling $40,651 will be budgeted to cover Food and Nutritional Services Program <br />Payments, and $30,000 will be used to replace broken and worn out furnishings in the <br />classrooms, computer lab, waiting area, and a conference room at the Skills <br />Development Center in Chapel Hill. (See Attachment 1, column 13) <br />