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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 $ 163845 <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 /> 3 <br /> i <br /> i <br />