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ORD-2025-010
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 15, 2025
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-c
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Amendment #8
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:
Department on Aging
1. The Department on Aging has received additional grant project funds for the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This grant funding of $29,496 is provided by the
IRS through Reinvestment Partners to support costs of operating the free income tax
preparation program to eligible individuals with low-to-moderate income. This budget
amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds in the Multi-Year Grant Fund, and
amends the following grant project ordinance:
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ($29,496) - Project# 71153
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Funding $43,496 $29,496 $72,992
Total Project Funding $43,496 $29,496 $72,992
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
VITA Project Expenditures $43,496 $29,496 $72,992
Total Costs $43,496 $29,496 $72,992
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2. The Department on Aging has received an additional grant award of$62,000 as part of the
American Rescue Plan Act State Senior Center funds through Central Pines Council of
Governments. These funds will be used toward the Outside Exercise installation at the
Seymour Center. This budget amendment appropriates these funds and creates the
following Grant Project Ordinance in the Multi-Year Grants Fund, outside of the General
Fund:
ARPA Aging Grant($62,000) - Project# 95029
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
ARPA Aging Grant Revenue $386,966 $62,000 $448,966
Total Project Funding $386,966 $62,000 $448,966
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
ARPA Aging Grant Expenses $386,966 $62,000 $448,966
Total Costs $386,966 $62,000 $448,966
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.)
Criminal Justice Resource Department
3. The Criminal Justice Resource Department is proposing to use $1,380 in donated funds to
cover Local Reentry Council client need expenses such as emergency, short-term housing
for individuals in reentry after incarceration. These donated funds are from the Community
Giving Fund. This budget amendment provides for the receipt and use of these funds within
the General Fund, consistent with the intent of the donations.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 4. Reduce impacts and barriers for justice-involved children and
adults through deflection, diversion, therapeutic interventions, and re-entry
support, including housing.
County Manager— Arts Commission
4. At the March 18, 2025 Business meeting, the Board reviewed uses of Occupancy Taxes,
and recommended that staff provide additional support to the Arts Commission. The Arts
Commission is requesting use of $70,000 of additional Occupancy Tax Revenue in the
Visitors Bureau Fund. These funds will be used for contract services of an Event Planner
to assist with planning large, accessible, and family-friendly County sponsored events as
well as coordinating with outside vendors using County event space. This is a one-year
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pilot program. This budget amendment recognizes an additional $70,000 Occupancy Tax
Revenue and provides for the $70,000 appropriation within the Visitors Bureau 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 6: 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 received a grant of$4,845 from Delta Dental to support oral health
for children in Orange County. Funding will be used towards six (6) new Valo curing lights
to be used to provide more efficient and higher quality dental restorations and sealants to
pediatric patients. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds in
the Multi-Year Grant Fund, and amends the following grant project ordinance:
Smart Start Dental Grant($4,845) - Project# 71095
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Revenue $7,000 $4,845 $11,845
Total Project Funding $7,000 $4,845 $11,845
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $7,000 $4,845 $11,845
Total Costs $7,000 $4,845 $11,845
6. The Health Department received a subgrant award of $7,500 from the North Carolina
Alliance of Public Health Agencies. This grant will allow the Health Department to partner
with the Alliance and UNC 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. The funds will be used to offset a
portion of the one (1) staff member assigned to this project. This budget amendment
provides for the receipt of these grant funds in the Multi-Year Grant Fund, and amends the
following grant project ordinance:
Thriving Hearts Grant($7,500) - Project# 71480
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Funding $75,386 $7,500 $82,886
Total Project Funding $75,386 $7,500 $82,886
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Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $75,386 $7,500 $82,886
Total Costs $75,386 $7,500 $82,886
7. The Health Department received $16,000 in funding from a subgrant award from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be used for a new 1.0 FTE (full time
equivalent) Community Health Worker (CHW) position Time limited through June 30, 2026.
This position will provide case management support for clients in the Formerly Incarcerated
Transition (FIT) Wellness program — connecting people coming out of the prison system
with serious mental illness to appropriate health care services and help put together a
comprehensive reentry plan working with local reentry partners. The funding will be used
towards personnel expenses as well as supplies and community project support. This
funding will allow the County to begin hiring for the position in FY 2024-25, with grant
funding available for this position until the end of FY 2025-26.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• 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 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 4. Reduce impacts and barriers for justice-involved children and adults
through deflection, diversion, therapeutic interventions, and re-entry support, including
housing.
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.)
Animal Services
8. Animal Services proposes to utilize $1,000 of donated funds to cover the cost of expenses
associated with the Dog Day Out Enrichment program. The donated funds would come
from Animal Services Community Giving Fund. This budget amendment provides for
receipt and use of these funds, consistent with the intent of the donations.
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.
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Equity and Inclusion
9. The Office of Equity and Inclusion received a grant of $2,273 from the NC Department of
Military and Veteran Affairs. This grant aims to enhance the County's capacity to serve its
veterans. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 4. Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for
our most vulnerable community members.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The budget, grant, and capital ordinance amendments increase the
authorization in the General Fund by $20,653, the Multi-Year Grant Fund by $103,841 and the
Visitors Bureau Fund by $70,000.
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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Year-To-Date Budget Summary
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Visitors
Fund Budget Summary General Fund Grants Fund Bureau
Fund
Original Budget Revenue $286,304,076 $282,000 $2,750,331
Interfund Transfer Revenue $1,006,039
Fund Balance Appropiation $7,100,000 $307,790
Total Original Budget $294,410,115 $282,000 $3,058,121
Additional Revenue Received Through
Budget Amendment#8 (April 15th)
Grant Funds 7$11A3,779
834 $792,759 $217,054
Non Grant Funds 878 $21,516 $87,500
Additional Interfund Transfer Revenue $24,760
Additional Fund Balance Appropriation $2,241,528 $457,209
Total Amended Budget $297,695,134 $1,121,035 $3,819,884
Dollar Change in 2024-25 Approved Budget $3,285,019 $839,035 $761,763
Change in 2024-25 Approved Budget 1.12% 297.53%1 27.70%