Agenda - 06-15-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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21 1 future. She said County revenues are down, and so even the County has had to shift funds 2 around. She said even though she wants to do more, it does not look hopeful. 3 Commissioner Bedford said the social emotional learning (SEL) being done in the 4 schools is wonderful, and there is a need for more help in this area. She said there are 5 programs across the nation providing mental health services in the schools, and she would like 6 to see more of this here. She said she imagines the services would be provided in a 7 disproportionate manner, and does not want a child of color to miss out on learning to read due 8 to social emotional need. 9 Commissioner Bedford said in 2009-10 the per pupil amount was decreased. She said 10 the schools need to keep 5.5% of fund balance, but must spend the down the additional excess, 11 and trust that the County will never abandon the districts. She said CHCCS has plenty of fund 12 balance, but she is worried about Orange County Schools' available balance after accounting 13 for the 5.5%. 14 Chair Price thanked President Buxton, Dr. Felder, and Dr. Hamlett, as well as school 15 boards for being there and explaining needs, and all working towards the same goal. 16 17 2. Discussion of Outside Agencies Funding for FY 2021-22 18 19 BACKGROUND: 20 Each fiscal year, non-profit organizations that deliver community services have the ability to 21 apply for program funding from Orange County. In December 2016, the Orange County Board 22 of Commissioners adopted a funding target of 1.2 percent of the county's general fund 23 expenditures, less the appropriation for education expenses, for the purpose of funding outside 24 agency operations. Historically, the county had a funding target of 1.0 percent. 25 26 Applications are reviewed by staff members for completeness and eligibility. The applications 27 are then presented to a specific advisory board and evaluated. Each advisory board then 28 makes recommendations to the County Manager for consideration. The County Manager 29 presents recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, which approves the final 30 allocations. 31 32 Recipients are required to submit written program reports that include: goals, description of 33 activities/challenges, revisions of timelines/budgets, and other relevant information. Funded 34 projects are monitored for progress and performance, financial and administrative management, 35 and compliance with the terms of Performance/Development Agreement(s). Monitoring may 36 involve site and/or office visit(s). 37 38 For fiscal year 2021-22, Orange County received applications from 55 agencies. The requests 39 totaled $2,048,551, an increase of$486,577 above fiscal year 2020-21. The FY 2021-22 40 Manager Recommended budget includes funding awards for 53 agencies with a total of 41 $1,821,953; an increase of$259,979 from the FY 2020-21 Commissioner Approved Budget. 42 This includes one-time American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)funds of$259,774. One of the 43 allowable uses of ARPA funds is to support Non-Profit agencies. As a result, the entire Outside 44 Agency allocation in FY 2021-22 is funded using ARPA funds. 45 46 Based on the theme of this year's budget, most outside agencies are recommended to receive 47 the same funding as they did last year, with the exception of eighteen (18) agencies who are 48 recommended to receive additional one-time ARPA funding. 49 50 Please refer to the Outside Agency section (Pages 351-362) of the FY 2021-22 Manager 51 Recommended budget for discussion of Outside Agency funding.