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4 <br /> o Partially Offset by Expenditure Reductions <br /> • Anticipated Decline in New Orders and Collections <br /> o Unemployment <br /> o Court Closure <br /> o Collections Dropped 20% between March and April <br /> Child Support Services — page 98-chart <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if Orange County collections are comparable to statewide <br /> collection rates. <br /> Erica Bryant said Orange County is in the top tier of collections in the state. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked Erica Bryant how the pandemic has affected their <br /> constituencies, and how will it do so, moving forward. <br /> Erica Bryant said her department is serving as a referral agency as of now. She said her <br /> department is also assisting people in adjusting support payments in this new economy, and <br /> managing consent orders. She said caseloads have increased during the pandemic, and there <br /> are many who are brand new to the system. <br /> Commissioner Price said the budget book indicates expected decreases, but Erica <br /> Bryant is saying there are more cases due to the pandemic. She asked if this could be clarified. <br /> Erica Bryant said the decrease is primarily due to reduced court time. <br /> Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Health Department— page 223 <br /> Quintana Stewart, Health Department Director, in attendance <br /> • Total Expenditure Budget - $10,461,605 <br /> o ($144,439) Decrease in County Costs <br /> o Revenue Decreases Noted Below Offset by Expense Reductions <br /> • Dental Revenue Decrease - ($45,481) <br /> o Reduction in Collections due to COVID-19 <br /> Health Department— page 223-Dental Care Patient Visits - graph <br /> Health Department— page 223 <br /> • Health Promotion and Education Services Division <br /> o No General Fund Supported Increase to Family Success Alliance <br /> o Healthy Homes <br /> ■ Childhood Asthma Program <br /> ■ 95% of Children Did Not Visit the Emergency Room Six <br /> Months after Initial Home Visit <br /> o Tobacco Cessation <br /> ■ Distributed 440 Boxes of Nicotine Replacement Therapy to <br /> Freshstart Participants <br /> ■ 35% of Participants Attended 3 out of 4 Classes Had Quit <br /> Attempt at 3 Months <br /> • Environmental Health Division <br /> o Revenue Decrease — ($8,315) <br /> o Anticipated Loss in Restaurant Inspections, Well & Septic Permits <br /> • Environmental Health Division <br /> o New Performance Measure for % of Onsite Water Protection <br /> Service Applications Response in 14 Days or Less <br />