Agenda 10-17-23; 8-c - Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Amendment #2

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1 ORD-2023-039 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 17, 2023 Action Agenda Item No. 8-c SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Amendment #2 DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1. Year-to-Date Budget Kelly Guadalupe, (919) 245-2156 Summary Attachment 2. Health Department Fee Schedule Revisions PURPOSE: To approve budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Housing Department 1. The Housing Department has deferred Emergency Housing Voucher Funds unspent in FY 2022-23. These funds will be used to provide additional emergency vouchers in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This amendment reauthorizes $17,454 in the Housing Choice Voucher Fund, outside of the General Fund. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • 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. • 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. Health Department 2. The Health Department requests to amend the County Fee Schedule to include the new fees detailed in Attachment 2. These changes to the fee schedule do not affect revenues budgeted for FY 2023-24. The proposed modifications are to more accurately reflect administration cost, update the Medicaid reimbursement rate, remove services no longer