ORD-1994-009 Budget Ordinance Amendment #11

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1 orange County Board of Commissioners Action Agenda Item No yiral3 Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: May 2, 1994 Subject: Budget Amendment # 11 Department Budget Office Public Hearing YES NO X Attachment(s) Information Contact Proposed Budget Ordinance Amendments Budget Office Ext. 2150 Proposed Grant Project Ordinance - Smart Start Telephone Number Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 Purpose To approve proposed budget ordinance amendments and revised grant project ordinance for the Smart Start Program. Background Department of Health At the April 19, 1994, Board of Commissioners meeting, the Board approved an increase in the consolidated state contract to enhance the Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health budgets. These funds will enable the Health Department to purchase Norplant and other family planning supplies for an additional 83 low income Orange County residents, provide incentives to enhance participation in the Family Planning clinic and provide funds for a small increase in mileage reimbursements. This budget amendment, (box #1, page 3 of this abstract) accepts the additional State funds totaling $12,568. No County match is required. At the April 19, 1994, Board meeting, the Commissioners approved an increase in funding for the Environmental Health Division. The additional $1,900 in State funds will be used to purchase computer equipment and software in this division. The attached budget amendment (box #2, page 3 of this abstract) accepts these additional funds. No additional County funds are required. The Health Department has recently received additional State funds totaling $17,616 for the Family Planning program. These funds will enable the Health Department to purchase family planning educational materials, furnishings and equipment for the family planning staff. These additional funds are appropriated on the attached budget amendment (Box #3, page 3 of this abstract). No County match is required. The Health Department has been awarded additional State funds totaling $18,086 for the Immunization Action Plan fund. The goal of this program is to make immunizations more universally available so that more children by the age of two years will be fully immunized. Grant funds will be used for personnel costs associated with the immunization program. In addition, computer equipment will be purchased to develop a tracking system as part of a state-wide effort to gather data. The attached grant project ordinance appropriates these additional funds.