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10 <br /> 1 ❖ Food Stamps - $95,287 <br /> 2 ❖ UNC Hospital - $11,504 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 o Continue FNS Subsidized Employment & Training <br /> 5 ■ Temporary Salaries for Subsidized Employment $143,000 <br /> 6 ■ Participant Expenses $99,868 <br /> 7 ■ Durham Technical Community College Navigator Directly State <br /> 8 Paid <br /> 9 <br /> 10 o Subsidy for Child Care- <br /> 11 ■ Smart Start Subsidy for Child Day Care Directly to Vendors <br /> 12 ■ Department of Social Services Projecting $432,000 of$628,615 <br /> 13 Budget <br /> 14 ❖ Expenditures Lag Budget by $196,615 <br /> 15 ■ Recommendation to Reduce County Child Care Subsidy Based <br /> 16 on Demand by $100,000 <br /> 17 ❖ Based on State Allocation Projected at $5.3 Million and <br /> 18 Current Demand <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Non-Departmental — page 378 <br /> 21 • See Outside Agency recommendations <br /> 22 • No additional significant budget changes <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Nancy Coston said there is a great deal of scrutiny on DSS this year, and it may not be <br /> 25 the best year to take too many risks. <br /> 26 Chair Dorosin asked if there is a reason for the expenditures lagging behind the budget <br /> 27 on the subsidies. <br /> 28 Nancy Coston said when DSS first got these funds, the State had cut the department's <br /> 29 funds severely, and it is taking some time to readjust. She said DSS is becoming increasingly <br /> 30 aware that some families simply cannot pay the fee, and are discouraged. She said staff is <br /> 31 working on a plan to address this. She said families are facing many stressors and the <br /> 32 childcare fee can sometimes be too much. She also noted that the pre-K situation has <br /> 33 improved. <br /> 34 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Community Services <br /> 37 Animal Services <br /> 38 Animal Services — page 54 <br /> 39 o Total expenditure budget - $2,153,479 <br /> 40 ■ Increase of$58,187 Over FY2017-18 Budget <br /> 41 ■ Revenue Increase of$21,448 <br /> 42 ■ Net County Cost Increase $36,739 <br /> 43 o Administration Division <br /> 44 ■ Increase Credit Card Transaction Fees - $1,500 to $12,000 <br /> 45 ■ Increase the Out of County Surrender Fee from $60 to $100 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Chair Dorosin asked if there is a reason that so many people are surrendering their <br /> 48 animals in Orange County. <br /> 49 Bob Marotto said the likelihood of euthanasia is less in Orange County than other <br /> 50 places. <br />