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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-19-2002 - 8dORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 19, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: Bud et Amendment #6 DEPARTMENT: Budget ATTACHMENT (S): Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Healthy Carolinians Program Grant Project Ordinance Attachment 3. CDBG/Individual Development Account Program Grant Project Ordinance Attachment 4. Affordable Housing Capital Proiect Ordinance PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance, ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2002-03. BACKGROUND: PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean 245-2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 capital project ordinance and grant project Department of Social Services 1. The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional funds totaling $194,573 for child-care subsidies to low-income families. To date, approximately 936 children and their families have benefited from this program this fiscal year. These additional funds bring the current budget for this program to $3,172,454 for FY 2002-03. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #1) Health Department 2. The Health Department has received grant fund Carotin ans Program. Th s parti lular Health offset a portion of the staff costs m the Healthy Department program offers clients with alternatives for implementing health care strategies promoting healthy lifestyles, improving health status and preventing premature death and injury. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 2, Healthy Carolinians Program Grant Project Ordinance). 2 Sheriff Department 3. The Sheriff's Department has received a COPS MORE ~ticglar grantll sgaimed at enabl ng United States Department of Justice (USDOJ). T p local law enforcement agencies to purchase compuetr The Sher ff plans tol mplement a $12,858 are included in the Sheriff s current year budg pilot program and purchase and install mobile data terminals (MDT) in at least six patrol vehicles. (See Attachment 1, column #3). 4. At its November 6, 2002 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved athree- year grant, effective September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2005, from the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The purpose of the grant is to partially fund two new permanent full-time Deputy Sheriff positions that would be assigned as School Resource Officers (SRO) at Orange County School's new Cedar Ridge High School. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of the federal grant funds totaling $57,045 to cover salaries and benefits from September 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. The required County match of $19,015 for this same period would be covered with funds already budgeted in the Sheriff Departdmeednin futurerdepartmentag budgets a onglwith two years of federal grant funds will be mclu future required County match funds. (See Attachment 1, column #4). Housing and Community Development 5. At its September 3, 2002 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the receipt of a $40,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the N. C. Department of Commerce. Those grant funds, along with $40,000 in County funds would be used to establish an Individual Development Account (IDA) Program to assist first time homebuyers with making a down payment on a home. In order to qualify for the program, homebuyers' incomes must be below 80 percent of area median income. The Board agreed to provide the matching funds from monies set aside in previous years in the County's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The attached Grant Project Ordinance provides for the County match. (See Attachment 3, CDBG/Individual Development Account Program Grant Project Ordinance) 6. At its June 19, 2001 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved funding to assist for Residential Services, Incorporated. with construction of a continuing care center for elderly persons with developmental disabilities. The Center, located on Mount Herman Church Road, would offer 15 units for persons with developmental disabilities. All of the residents residing at the Center would have incomes below 30 percent of Orange County's median income level. Orange County's share of the project costs total is $275,000, and will be funded from the voter approved November 1997 $1.8 million housing bond. This budget amendment provides for the appropriation for this project. (See Attachment 4, Affordable Housing Capital Project Ordinance) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached budget ordinance, capital project ordinance, and grant project ordinance amendments. d .. ~ 3 v 0 c £ o Q ~ m ~ rn~ -o ~ ~ ~ CO ~ M ~p 4 y N '~ O N O U N m 9 d1 C oa a~ o ~ a -o ~` ~ ~m o "''' v ~ dU rn c ~ ~ m O ~O c~ c o m Eo U N R ~ A ~T Attachment 2 Healthy Carolinians Program Grant Project Ordinance Program Number 11-644 Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County a°olina the follow ng grant project stion 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North C , hereby adopted. Section 1.The project authorized is the Healthy Caro~antn ro ragmais to prov de agplan to guide Health Department. The purpose of this g p g and assist the County in planning and implemrevengt hee ature death a d nj ry fo~all healthy lifestyles, improve health status and p p residents in the County regardless of age, race, income or education. Section 2.The officers of the County are hereby direct do spof the grant rse grant project within the grant document and the rules and regu Section 3.The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: 1998-99 Grant Funds - Community Health Initiative $30,028 $20 463 1999-00 Grant Funds - Community Health Initiative , $46 717 2000-01 Grant Funds - Community Health Initiative , $49 056 2001-02 Grant Funds- Community Health Initiative , $51 575 2002-03 Grant Funds - Community Health Initiati Total Grant Funds , $197,839 Section 4.The following amount is appropriated for this project: Human Services -Community Based Public Health Initiative $197,839 Section 5. The finance officer is hereby directed to rovide the accountingrto they geantor algency specific detailed accounting records to p required by the grant agreement and federal and state regulations. Section 6. Funds may be advanced from the General Fund for the purpose of making payments due. Reimbursement requests should be made to the grantor agency in an orderly and timely manner. Section 7. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project. Attachment 2 Section 8. Positions authorized through this grant project include: 0.5 Full-Time Equivalent Senior Public Health Educator position. . This ordinance supersedes previous Community Be nm P~ blic Health Initiative Section 9 Grant Project Ordinances for Orange County Go Section 10. This ordinance shall remain in effective through June 30, 2003. Adopted this 19th day of November 2002. Attachment 3 Community Development Block Grantllndividual Development Account Program Grant Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Comina the follow ng grant project ~stion 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Caro , hereby adopted. Section 1. The project authorized is the Com c ount Programmas awarded to Orange County (CDBG)/Individual Development A Housing and Community Development by thedNto~match first-tDime homebuyer Commerce. Funds from this grant will be us participants' savings for a down payment to purch\a 80 ~ of the area med an inlcfomer this match, homebuyers must have incomes belo Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directeda o s of the North Carol naroject within the grant document, the rules and regu Department of Commerce. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: A amt 1'~.a~ $40, 000 Ir~rergozernrreyrtal -CDBG (Indizidr~al Derela[rmmt $40,000 Transfer fromAffordable Housir~Reser~e (02-03) $80,000 Teal Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Human Se rvice.r - Individual L~ ve hpme nt~co unt Program $80,000 Section 5. The finance officer is hereby directed to maintathe accountingrto the grantor agency specific detailed accounting records to provide required by the grant agreement and federal and state regulations. Section 6. Funds may be advanced from the Gen is shou df betmade to the grantor agency in payments due. Reimbursement reque an orderly and timely manner. Section 7. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project. Section 8. No full-time equivalent County positions are related to this grant. Section 9. This ordinance supersedes p{ A~~ ount ProgramyGrantl Pro ect Ordinances for Grant/Individual Developmen Orange County Government. Section 10. This project period goes through June 30, 2003. Adopted this 19th day of November 2002. Attachment 4 Affordable Housing Program Capital Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County C ra olina,I the following cap'i alt project is 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North hereby adopted. Section 1.The project authorized provides funds to elo dment, lagd holmeownershfpollowi The categories: land acquisition, housing de p project is financed by proceeds from the 1997 voter approved bond referendum and from Affordable Housing Trust funds. Section 2.The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within the budget contained herein. Section 3.The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project: Through FY Through FY 2001-02 FY 2002-03 2002-03 Sales Tax '"" 500 287 $1 $345,000 $1,632,500 Bond Funds , , $0 $15,000 $15,000 Grant Funds $0 $0 $0 Private Placement $0 $0 $0 Fees Housin Trust Funds $50,000 $0 000 $360 $50,000 $1,697,50 Total Fundin $1,337,500 , Section 4.The following amount is appropriated for this project: Attachment 4 Section 5.This ordinance supersedes previous Affordable Housing Capital Project Ordinances for Orange County Government. Section 6.This ordinance shall remain in effect until June 30, 2003. Adopted this 19th day of November 2002.