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Z 4 ` r f ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 16, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Budget Amendment#6 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Donna Dean, 245-2151 Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Intensive Home Visiting TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Grant Project Ordinance Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments and grant and capital project ordinances for fiscal year 2001-02. BACKGROUND: Human Rights and Relations Department 1. The Human Rights and Relations Department has received notification from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of Partnership Initiative grant funds totaling $25,000 to be used to support the fair housing education outreach and enforcement initiative. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. (see Attachment 1, column #1) 2. The Department has also received notification of additional funds in the amount of$4,600 to be used to enforce the County's Civil Rights Ordinance. Each year, the department projects expected revenues to be received from HUD based on a federal formula. After the federal budget is set, HUD then makes adjustments to the dollar amounts based on the approved budget. This amount of$4,600 represents the adjustment. (see Attachment 1, column #2) Department of Social Services 3. The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional Crisis Intervention funds totaling $9,734 to be used for crisis related heating/living needs of those citizens who are "medically at risk". To date this fiscal year, this program has served 426 Orange County citizens. These additional funds bring the current budget for this program to $139,734. (see Attachment 1, column #3)