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system personnel have also been apprised of this fund availability and the opportunity to <br />participate in a similar effort should it desire. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Department of Social Services will bill Medicaid when the client and <br />service meet the eligibility requirements, All other costs for the positions will be billed to the <br />Orange County Schools system. The Orange County Schools system will pay these casts from <br />funds already available in the approved budget, Social Services and Orange County Schools <br />estimate that the Schools and Medicaid will each share half of the annual cost of $193,552. <br />No additional County funds are being requested, Orange County Schools also recognizes that <br />this pass-through, contractual arrangement does not represent an increase in its continuing <br />budget as far as state prescribed per pupil funding is concerned, nor is it an obligation by the <br />County to assume any local costs the Schools may request far this endeavor in the future. <br />Annual Position Annual One Time Start- Offsetting 2004-05 Net <br />Costs Operating Costs Up Costs Revenue Position and <br />Sala /Benefits Start-U Costs <br />$188,552 $0 $5,000 $193,552* $0 <br />* Medicaid and Orange County School funds <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract <br />subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney and establish four new permanent full <br />time social worker positions to be funded through the contract and contingent on the <br />continuation of the contract funding, <br />