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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~- <br />SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget Amendment #3 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Coffey, (919) 245-2151 <br />Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget <br />Summary <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2008-09. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. The Department of Social Services has received $1,056 in Foster Care donations to <br />offset costs for the on-going needs of foster care children. These funds are set aside in a <br />special Adoption Enhancement Fund. (See Attachment 1, column #1) <br />Health Department <br />2. The Health Department has received notification of additional State funds totaling <br />$5,727 for the department's Healthy Carolinians program. The department plans to use <br />these funds to support the Health Promotion Committee's Community Action Plan to <br />reduce obesity status in the County. (See Attachment 1, column #2) <br />Board of Elections <br />3. The Orange County Board of Elections received a $2,945 Accessible Polling Places <br />Grant from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The monies <br />cover the cost of installing Call Bell System devices at each of the County's one-stop <br />voting sites. These devices alert election officials that curbside voters have arrived at <br />the site. With the installation of these devices, all regular election day precincts and <br />one-stop sites are equipped with these devices. (See Attachment 1, column #3) <br />