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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 1, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~- Q <br />SUBJECT: Budget Process FY09-10: Outside Agency Grant Fundin <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />County Manager's Office <br />Budget Office <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. Draft Orange County Allocations <br />Categories for 2009 <br />B. Outside Agency Historical Funding FY <br />2004-05 to FY 2008-09 Using Draft <br />Service Categories <br />C. Outside Agency Comparisons FY <br />2004-05 to FY 2008-09 (Pie Chart) <br />Using Draft Service Categories <br />D. Outside Agency Descriptions <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant County <br />Manager <br />Donna Coffey, Budget Director <br />This item was delayed from the <br />Board's October 21, 2008 and <br />November 18, 2008 regular meetings <br />due to time constraints. <br />PURPOSE: <br />To review the Outside Agency Grant allocation process used in preparing the current fiscal year <br />operating budget and approve changes proposed for the upcoming fiscal year. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Changes Implemented - FY08-09 <br />Last year upon recommendation of County Management the Board of County Commissioners <br />approved and staff implemented certain changes in the outside agency grant application <br />process: <br />1. The grant application solicitation began in December, one month earlier. <br />2. The BOCC agreed to establish in advance a target percentage of the General Fund to be <br />made available for allocation to outside agencies. For FY08-09, the target percentage was <br />1.2%, or $1,809,600 for possible distribution among competing outside agency requests. <br />Due to fiscal constraints, the final BOCC adopted budget appropriated a total of $1,368,413, or <br />0.7% of the General Fund distributed among a total of forty-three (43) agencies. <br />