HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2025-001-Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Amendment #5 ORD-20254)01
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date : January 21 , 2025
Action Agenda
Item No . 8 - h
SUBJECT : Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Budget Amendment #5
DEPARTMENT : County Manager' s Office
ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT .
Attachment 1 . Year-to- Date Budget Kirk Vaughn , (919) 245 -2153
Summary
PURPOSE : To approve budget , grant , and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year
2024-25 .
BACKGROUND .
Transportation Services
1 . The Orange County Transportation Services Department has received notification of
additional revenue of $ 38 , 100 from North Carolina Department of Transportation for the
FY2025 Rural Operating Assistance Program ( ROAP ) . This budget amendment provides
for the receipt of these additional funds in the General Fund for the cost of operating
expenses in the department .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 4 : MULTI -MODAL TRANSPORTATION
OBJECTIVE 4 . Coordinate transit investments with municipal and county land use
planning to reduce vehicle miles travelled and to provide more equitable access to
shopping , employment , medical centers , college campuses , etc .
Criminal Justice Resources
2 . The Criminal Justice Resources Department has received $ 1 , 000 in donations from the
Orange County Justice Project to assist with client commissary needs for use in FY 2024 -
25 . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds in the
General Fund .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
0 GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Improve harm reduction , prevention , and support services for adults
and children experiencing behavioral health issues , substance use disorder , and
intellectual or developmental disability .
OBJECTIVE 4 . Reduce impacts and barriers for justice - involved children and adults
through deflection , diversion , therapeutic interventions , and re -entry support , including
housing .
Department on Aging
3 . The Department on Aging has received $ 15 , 257 in donations . These additional funds will
be used toward upgrades to the sound systems at the Seymour and Passmore Centers
and cover additional instructor costs for art class offerings to support the Community Based
Services program . This budget amendment provides for the receipt and use of these funds
within the General Fund
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 7 . Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of
life of the community (e . g . , recreation and public open spaces , arts , etc . )
Library Services
4 . Library Services has received notification of additional revenue of $ 32 , 994 in State Aid to
Public Libraries . These funds will be used to support collection development ( library
physical , digital and processing materials ) for the Southern Branch Library in the Drakeford
Library Complex . Library materials are used to support community lending , as well as
inclusive programming opportunities . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of
these additional funds in the General Fund .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 7 . Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of
life of the community (e . g . , recreation and public open spaces , arts , etc . )
• GOAL 5 : PUBLIC EDUCATION/LEARNING COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 2 . Improve school readiness and educational outcomes by providing
access , training , tools , technology , and other resources needed to thrive .
• GOAL 61 DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Provide family-oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural
events for residents and visitors .
Health
5 . The Health Department has received an additional $ 11 , 375 from the North Carolina
Department of Public Health in Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program funds , which
will be used to provide breast and cervical cancer x- rays for qualifying patients , with a
service period from June 1 , 2024 to May 31 , 2025 . This amendment provides for the receipt
of these funds in the General Fund .
6 . The Health Department has been awarded $ 75 , 386 from a subgrant award from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to partner with the University on a research
project to implement a multi - level intervention program that reduces hypertensive disorders
of pregnancy ( HDP ) , which is a major contributor to pregnancy- related morbidity and
mortality . This funding is for year one (April 2024 - March 2025 ) of a multi -year project that
will go through Spring 2031 . Funds will be used to offset a portion of the two staff members
assigned to this project as well as supplies , phone , and stipends paid to members of an
advisory group . This amendment increases the following grant ordinance in the Multi -Year
Grant Fund by $ 75 , 386 .
Thriving Hearts Grant ($75, 386) - Project # 71480
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Funding $ 0 $753386 $ 75 , 386
Total Project Funding $0 $753386 $75 , 386
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $ 0 $75 , 386 $75 , 386
Total Costs $ 0 $ 75 , 386 $ 75 , 386
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 2 . Expand access to quality , affordable healthcare services . (e . g . , Crisis
Diversion facility , Medicaid expansion , crisis response , healthy living campaign ) .
OBJECTIVE 3 . Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for
our most vulnerable community members (e . g . , veterans , unhoused people , foster
children , older adults , etc . ) .
OBJECTIVE 7 . Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of
life of the community (e . g . , recreation and public open spaces , arts , etc . )
Housing
7 . The Housing Department needs to utilize an additional $20 , 000 for the Cold Weather Cot
program . This program provides shelter services for unhoused residents when
temperatures are dangerously low . The CWC Program is currently overbudget due to more
cold nights than anticipated this early in the season , the changing of locations to make the
service more accessible to clients , and the hiring of a third overnight staff member for safety
at the shelter . This budget amendment provides for the allocation of $ 20 , 000 from the
Social Justice Reserve Fund to support this program .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
0 GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 3 . Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for
our most vulnerable community members (e . g . , veterans , unhoused people , foster
children , older adults , etc . ) .
Visitors Bureau
8 . The Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau has received $ 206 , 854 in additional
revenue from the Town of Chapel Hill based on the results of Chapel Hill ' s FY 2023 -24
audit . As per the Agreement , the Town of Chapel Hill agrees to provide the Visitors Bureau
with 50 % of revenues from hotel/motel occupancy receipts of collections exceeding
$ 1 , 000 , 000 . The Bureau will use the funds to support advertising for upcoming summer
events in Chapel Hill . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional
funds in the Visitor' s Bureau , outside the General Fund ,
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 6 : DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Provide family-oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural
events for residents and visitors .
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9 . The Sheriff' s Office has received notice of additional revenue from Asset Forfeiture . The
Office has received $ 191 , 823 in additional Federal Forfeiture Funds , and $ 15 , 856 in
additional interest income . These funds are appropriated in the Forfeiture Fund , outside of
the General Fund , and amends the following Grant Ordinance :
Asset Forfeiture Fund ($207, 679) - Fund 31
Revenues for this fund :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised 3
Interest on Investments $64 , 396 $0 $64 , 396
Sale of Fixed Assets $ 131049 $0 $ 131049
State Forfeiture Funds $ 170 , 964 $ 151856 $ 186 , 820
Federal Forfeiture Funds $ 21207 , 527 $ 1911823 $2 , 399 , 350
Total Project Funding $ 2 ,4551936 $ 207 , 679 $ 2 , 6631615
Appropriated for this fund :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Expenditures $2 , 455 , 936 $207 , 679 $274551936
Total Costs $ 2 ,455 , 936 $207 , 679 $ 23455 , 936
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 5 . Invest in , support , train , and retain our community safety , health , and
emergency services employees and direct care workforce .
FINANCIAL IMPACT : This amends the General Fund by $ 98 , 726 , the Multi -Year Grant Fund by
$ 75 , 386 , the Visitors Bureau Fund by $ 206 , 854 , and the Asset Forfeiture Fund by $ 207 , 679 . In
addition , in Budget Amendment #4 approved by the Board at the December 10 , 2024 , Business
meeting , the Bridge Access Program was incorrectly budgeted in the Multi -Year Grant Fund . It
needs to be budgeted in the General Fund . This correction reduces the budget in the Multi-year
Grant Fund by $ 75 , 256 and increases the General Fund authorization by the same $ 75 , 256 .
RECOMMENDATION ( S ) : The Manager recommends the Board approve the budget , grant , and
capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year 2024-25 .
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