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1 <br /> ODD-2025 -024 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : August 26 , 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . 4 - b <br /> ( PROPOSED ) <br /> SUBJECT : Bridge Funding for Residents Displaced by Tropical Storm Chantal and Approval <br /> of Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Budget Amendment # 1 <br /> DEPARTMENT : County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> Update from Department of Social Travis Myren , 919 . 245 . 2308 <br /> Services <br /> PURPOSE : To approve BudgetAmendment # 1 , transferring up to $20 , 000 from the Social Justice <br /> Reserve to the Department of Social Services to support residents displaced by Tropical Storm <br /> Chantal to extend temporary housing or to establish new housing . <br /> BACKGROUND : The Department of Social Services ( DSS ) and the Housing Department have <br /> been providing case management for County residents who have been displaced from housing <br /> due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal , On July 11 , 2025 , the County, in partnership <br /> with the Town of Chapel Hill , began paying for hotel rooms for displaced residents as they <br /> searched for new housing . The Town of Chapel Hill has provided $ 100 , 000 of emergency housing <br /> funds to support these residents to avoid homelessness . Under the terms of an agreement with <br /> the Town of Chapel Hill , DSS determines the use of funds , provides case management services , <br /> and helps residents secure alternate housing arrangements . <br /> DSS is currently paying for 20 rooms using a combination of County Emergency Assistance funds <br /> and the funding from the Town of Chapel Hill , although this number does fluctuate from day to <br /> day. The cost of the rooms is approximately $2 , 000 per night . As of August 22 , 2025 , a total of <br /> approximately $ 83 , 000 has been expended . Funding identified for this purpose will be exhausted <br /> shortly, and residents staying at the hotel have been informed that the last day of funded hotel <br /> stays is August 29 . <br /> Of the residents currently at the hotel , 13 have Housing Choice Vouchers . Eight of those residents <br /> have identified housing and are only waiting for the landlord to make the units available . Five are <br /> actively searching for housing . Of the seven residents without a Housing Choice Voucher, one <br /> owns their unit at Camelot Village and intends to return while the remaining six are actively <br /> searching for housing . Some are waiting for approval of other benefits . <br />