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1 <br /> ORD-2019-041 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 2, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of Budget Amendment #3-A for the Receipt of an Emergency <br /> Solutions Grant, and Creation of a 1.0 FTE Time-limited Position Allocating <br /> Current Mental Health Maintenance of Effort Funds <br /> DEPARTMENT: Social Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Nancy Coston, DSS Director, 919-245- <br /> 2800 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve Budget Amendment #3-A for the receipt of an Emergency Solutions <br /> Grant (ESG) of $40,000 to provide Rapid Rehousing services, and to create a 1.0 FTE time- <br /> limited position to provide these services by allocating currently available Mental Health <br /> Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds to support the position, as well as the use of additional <br /> currently available MOE funds to provide counseling to families involved in protective services. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS) was able to apply for <br /> ESG funds to support Rapid Rehousing for persons experiencing homelessness. In order to <br /> maximize the impact of the program, DSS is requesting to create a 1.0 FTE time-limited Human <br /> Services Specialist III position to provide the assessment and case management services to the <br /> participants, allowing the grant funds to pay actual housing costs. The grant period is January <br /> 2020 through December 2020, and this current request is to fund the position through the <br /> current fiscal year at a cost of $28,737. Continued funding for the position, through December <br /> 31, 2020, will be included in the FY 2020-21 budget. <br /> In addition to the ESG position, DSS is requesting to use $25,000 in unobligated MOE funds to <br /> provide assessments and counseling to families involved in protective service cases. Some of <br /> these families do not have health insurance or other ways to access critical treatment and the <br /> lack of timely treatment may impact their ability to care for or retain custody of their children. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Orange County is required to provide MOE funding to support mental <br /> health services. These funds totaling $53,737 are currently included as part of the Cardinal <br /> Innovations MOE funding in the FY 2019-20 approved budget. The ESG funds do not require a <br /> match. <br />