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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date <br />December 1, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. `~ _ ~ <br />SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #6 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Dean 245-2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2003-04. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />The Department of Social Services has a contractual agreement with UNC Hospitals to <br />provide the hospital three full-time Income Maintenance Caseworkers and one part-time <br />supervisor in connection with the department's Medicaid program. The hospital reimburses <br />the County for the County share of the salary, benefits, and the indirect costs associated <br />with these positions. The total cost of this contract for FY 2003-04 is $84,267, The <br />department budgeted $79,578 for this contract in FY 2003-04. This budget amendment <br />provides for the receipt of these additional funds totaling $4,689. (See Attachment 1, <br />column #1) <br />The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional funds <br />for the current fiscal year far the following programs: <br />2, Emergency Assistance Services - An additional State allocation totaling $1,009 for the <br />Emergency Food and Shelter Program, These funds will be used for emergency assistance <br />services for indigent Orange County citizens in crisis, These additional funds bring the <br />current budget for this program to $9,009 for FY 2003-04, This budget amendment provides <br />for the receipt of these funds, (See Attachment 1, column #2) <br />3.. Medicaid De-Linking - An additional State allocation of federal funds totaling $3,501 to <br />assist with temporary support in reviewing cases terminated from Work First to determine <br />Medicaid eligibility, The Department did not budget for this program in FY 2003-04, thus <br />