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4 <br /> 1 Commissioner Price said she did not have any specifics. <br /> 2 Travis Myren said there have been some organizational changes over the last few <br /> 3 years, but he has not been apprised of any deficiencies as a consumer. He resumed the <br /> 4 PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Child Support Services — page 98 <br /> 7 Erica Bryant, Child Support Services Director, in attendance <br /> 8 • Total Expenditure Budget - $1,120,396 <br /> 9 o Net General Fund Contributor— ($482,673) <br /> 10 o Net Cost Increase of$89,368 due to Revenue Reduction Noted <br /> 11 Below <br /> 12 . Revenue Reduction from FY2019-20 — ($97,368) or 5% <br /> 13 o State Estimate from February 2020 <br /> 14 o Partially Offset by Expenditure Reductions <br /> 15 • Anticipated Decline in New Orders and Collections <br /> 16 o Unemployment <br /> 17 o Court Closure <br /> 18 o Collections Dropped 20% between March and April <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Child Support Services — page 98-chart <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Commissioner Dorosin asked if Orange County collections are comparable to <br /> 23 statewide collection rates. <br /> 24 Erica Bryant said Orange County is in the top tier of collections in the state. <br /> 25 Commissioner Dorosin asked Erica Bryant how the pandemic has affected their <br /> 26 constituencies, and how will it do so, moving forward. <br /> 27 Erica Bryant said her department is serving as a referral agency as of now. She said <br /> 28 her department is also assisting people in adjusting support payments in this new economy, <br /> 29 and managing consent orders. She said caseloads have increased during the pandemic, <br /> 30 and there are many who are brand new to the system. <br /> 31 Commissioner Price said the budget book indicates expected decreases, but Erica <br /> 32 Bryant is saying there are more cases due to the pandemic. She asked if this could be <br /> 33 clarified. <br /> 34 Erica Bryant said the decrease is primarily due to reduced court time. <br /> 35 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Health Department— page 223 <br /> 38 Quintana Stewart, Health Department Director, in attendance <br /> 39 • Total Expenditure Budget - $10,461,605 <br /> 40 o ($144,439) Decrease in County Costs <br /> 41 o Revenue Decreases Noted Below Offset by Expense <br /> 42 Reductions <br /> 43 • Dental Revenue Decrease - ($45,481) <br /> 44 o Reduction in Collections due to COVID-19 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Health Department— page 223-Dental Care Patient Visits - graph <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Health Department— page 223 <br /> 49 0 Health Promotion and Education Services Division <br />