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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 6, 2020
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-f
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment for the County Funding of 800 Hot Spots to Orange County
Schools
DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative
Services
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453
Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152
PURPOSE: Request approval for a Budget Amendment in the amount of $120,000 to fund 800
Hots Spots for Orange County Schools (OCS) at a cost of $150 each.
BACKGROUND: The Orange County Schools Board of Education elected to open schools under
the Governor's Plan C, full remote instruction on August 17, 2020. This budget amendment will
allow OCS to fulfill its remote instruction requirement and meet outstanding student requests for
OCS families.
This Budget Amendment would transfer $120,000 from the Emergency Housing Assistance
Round 2 CARES allocation. The County Housing and Community Development Department
received notice of an additional CARES Act CDBG-CV funds in the amount of $937,803 which
now allows the County to support OCS.
The County will execute a separate grant agreement with Orange County Schools.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Budget Amendment transfers $120,000 from the Housing
Department's Emergency Housing Assistance Program to fund the Orange County Schools
remote instruction requirements. A separate Budget Amendment for the additional Housing
CDBG-CV funds will be on a subsequent Abstract.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to
this item:
• GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND
INEQUITY
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The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color;
religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or
ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic
status
• GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding
necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for
themselves and their dependents.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no environmental impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends approval of this Budget Amendment.