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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 15, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _~~ _ <br />SUBJECT: <br />Amendment #5 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget <br />Summary <br />Attachment 3. Criminal Justice <br />Partnership Program Grant <br />Project Ordinance <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Dean, (919) 245-2151 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal <br />year2005-06. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. At its October 18, 2005 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved to expand <br />the current contract between the Orange County Schools and Orange County effective <br />December 1, 2005, to include the creation of three new permanent full time equivalent social <br />worker positions and one permanent full time equivalent supervisor to be funded through the <br />contract and contingent on contract funding with non-County funds. These additional <br />positions, along with the four social workers the Board approved in October 2004, will allow <br />for an expansion of services to at-risk students within the school district. The cost of the <br />new positions will be partially offset through the Medicaid reimbursements with the <br />remaining costs being reimbursed to the County from the Orange County school system. <br />Estimated costs for the remainder of the current fiscal year totals $130,200 including salary <br />and benefits, operational and one-time start-up costs. Annualized costs for fiscal year 2006- <br />07 are estimated at $204,815, which includes $197,815 in salary and benefits, and $7,000 in <br />operational casts. Funds received from Medicaid and Orange County Schools would cover <br />the future annualized costs. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of funds from <br />Orange County Schools and Medicaid funds for fiscal year 2005-06, and establishes three <br />additional Department of Social Services Social Worker positions and one supervisor <br />position to be contracted to the Orange County Schools. (See Attachment 1, column #1) <br />