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4 <br /> OBJECTIVE 3. Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for our <br /> most vulnerable community members (e.g., veterans, unhoused people, foster children, <br /> older adults, etc.). <br /> OBJECTIVE 7. Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of life <br /> of the community. <br /> Health <br /> 9. The Health Department has requested that an additional .2 FTE (full-time equivalent) be <br /> allocated back to the Public Health Nurse Supervisor I Position 322, restoring it to 1.00 <br /> FTE from its current position authority at .8 FTE. The total cost of this increase for the <br /> remainder of FY 2025-26 is $3,512 which can be covered through normal salary attrition. <br /> For FY 2026-27, this personnel change will add $22,357 to the base budget for this <br /> position. This amendment increases the FTE count for Position 322 from .80 FTE to 1.0 <br /> FTE, but does not add any additional funding authority in FY 2025-26. <br /> 10.The Health Department received a grant of$5,000 from Delta Dental to support oral health <br /> for children in Orange County. This funding will be used towards a handheld X-ray unit for <br /> the clinic to be used to provide more efficient dental services to pediatric patients. This <br /> budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds in the Multi-Year Grant <br /> Fund, and amends the following grant project ordinance: <br /> Smart Start Dental Grant($5,000) - Project# 71095 <br /> Revenues for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Grant Revenue $11,845 $5,000 $16,845 <br /> Total Project Funding $11,845 $5,000 $16,845 <br /> Appropriated for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Grant Expenditures $11,845 $5,000 $16,845 <br /> Total Costs $11,845 $5,000 $16,845 <br /> 11.The Health Department has received $4,975 in donations via the Community Giving Fund <br /> to purchase needed items for multiple Family Success Alliance projects. These projects <br /> include YMCA water safety classes, car seats for the car seat safety program, pack-n-plays <br /> to support safe sleep efforts, and items for the Nurture Nest, a program that gives needed <br /> items to new mothers and mothers-to-be. This budget amendment recognizes these funds <br /> in the General Fund and provides for receipt of these funds consistent with the intent of the <br /> donations. <br /> 12.The Health Department received a subgrant award of $20,000 from the North Carolina <br /> Alliance of Public Health Agencies. This grant will allow the Health Department to partner <br /> with the Alliance and the University of North Carolina on a research project to implement a <br /> multi-level intervention program that reduces hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) <br /> which is a major contributor to pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. The funds will be <br />