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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMLYIISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. S ..
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 23, 1994
SUBJECT: Foster Care Board/Adoption Subsidy Rate Increases
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DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X
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ATTACHMENT(S) : None INFORMATION CONTACT: Marti Pryor-Cook
TELEPHONE NUMBER-
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
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PURPOSE:
To implement new rate increases for the Foster Care and Adoption
Subsidy programs.
BACKGROUND:
The 1994 General Assembly approved rate increases for foster care
board reimbursements and the Adoption Subsidy program for hard-to-
place children. These increases will help to strengthen services
to the children and families in our foster care and adoption
system. The current rates are $265.00 per month per child for
Foster Care and $225.00 per month per child for Adoption subsidy.
The new graduated rates are as follows:
Foster Care and Adoption Subsidy
Age 0-5 $315 per month
Age 6-12 $365 per month
Age 13-18 $415 per month
The total cost to implement the Foster Care increases, effective
September, 1994, is approximately $65,500. The county's match is $25,458.
The total cost to implement the Adoption subsidy increases is
about $141,180 and the county's match is $27,475. The combined county
cost for both programs is approximately $52,933. These specific increases
were not included in the Fiscal Year 1994/95 budget. Factors such as the
length of placements, number of new placements, ages of children, and
placement settings will determine the Department's ability to absorb the
increases within the current budget.
The Social Services Board has approved the rate increases for
both programs, effective September 1, 1994.
RECOMNENDATION(S) :
The Manager recommends approval of the rate increases for Foster
Care board reimbursements and Adoption subsidies.