ORD-2020-020 Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Amendment #1

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6 SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to these items: • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. Criminal Justice Resource Department 12. The Criminal Justice Resource Department (CJRD) has the following budgetary changes: • ABC Board Funds - After the County's FY 2020-21 Budget was approved, CJRD received official notification that the ABC Board Funds were to be reduced from $32,500 to $25,000. This amendment reduces that revenue and the drug treatment court expenditures by $7,500 accordingly. • Cardinal Innovation Grants - As of June 30, 2020, CJRD has $17,759 in deferred revenue (unspent funds) for use in FY 2020-21. These are related to two Cardinal Innovations grants awarded to the department in FY2019-20 to provide COVID related benefits to clients. • Emergency Solutions Grant - CJRD has received a two-year grant from the Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of$115,409. These funds will be used to create a new time-limited (1.0 FTE) Harm Reduction Clinical Coordinator for the duration of the grant through June 30, 2022. These funds will be received and appropriated in a multi-year Grant Fund project, outside of the General Fund. This budget amendment provides for the budgetary changes listed above, and approves the creation of a new 1.0 FTE time-limited Harm Reduction Clinical Coordinator position through June 30, 2022. (See Attachment 1, column #11) SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status.