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2. Child-Care Subsidy - An additional State allocation totaling $323 for child-care subsidies to low-income families. To date, 1,023 children and their families have benefited from this program this fiscal year. The new funds bring the current budget for this program to $3,442,622. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #1) 3. LINKS Program -Additional State funds of $6,976 to be used for the department's LINKS program. This program allows the department to offer training to foster care youth regarding job preparation, daily living skills, and money management. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #2). 4. Medicaid Expansion Funds -The State has allocated an additional $2,205 in Medicaid Expansion funds. These funds will offset costs associated with reinstating Medicaid coverage for families and individuals that were terminated from Work First Benefit Diversion or Transitional Medicaid. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #3). Efland Sewer Fund 5. The original budget for the Efland Sewer Operating Fund totaled $80,000, which included an appropriation from General Fund fund balance of $34,000. Over the course of the year, revenues from tap fees and sewer charges have exceeded the original budget by $16,575 bringing total revenues to $61,575 for the year. On the other hand, expenditures have run higher than the original budget due to higher usage and winter weather. Year-end expenditures are expected to exceed the original budget by approximately $46,000. In order for the fund not to be over budget at year-end, this budget amendment budgets for the additional tap fees and sewer charges and appropriates $30,000 of General Fund fund balance. (See Attachment 1, column #4) Miscellaneous/Non-Departmental 6. Last year at this time, the County faced significant budget cuts from the State. During budget deliberations last spring, the Board approved asix-month freeze of vacant non-critical County positions. Budgeted savings from the freeze totaled $740,000. This budget amendment transfers salary savings from individual departments that experienced position vacancies during the year to the Miscellaneous function of the General Fund where the savings were actually budgeted. (See Attachment 1, column #5). 7. The approved 2002-03 budget set aside funds to address employee pay and/or benefits after July 1, 2002. • Employee Pay and Benefits Contingency Fund -Last Fall, the Board approved using this reserve to alleviate the impact of increased health insurance costs for employees. The amount budgeted in this reserve totals $145,400 • Equity Retention Fund -Funds totaling $25,000 were approved by the Board in the current year budget. These funds were used, with approval by the County Manager, throughout the year to address equitable salary relationships among employees and support retention. This budget amendment allocates the employee pay and benefits and equity retention funds to the appropriate functions within the General Fund. In addition it authorizes the transfer of funds from the Miscellaneous function to the General Administration function to address