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_i <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 6, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~ <br />SUBJECT: Bud et Amendment #7 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y!N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Dean 245-2151 <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Attachment 2. Status of BOCC Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Contingency Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031- - <br />PURPOSE: To approve a budget ordinance amendment for the current fiscal year. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />At its February 20 meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved an appropriation totaling <br />$25,000 from Contingency far the Department of Social Services. During the first half of this <br />fiscal year, the Department has received higher than normal requests to assist clients with utility <br />costs. Several factors, including unusually cold temperatures and high heating costs, have <br />contributed to the higher than average expenditures. This amendment provides for the <br />Contingency appropriation (see column #1 of Attachment 1 of this abstract). <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />adopt the attached budget ordinance amendment. <br />