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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the following Budget Transfer Requests for fiscal year 2018-19 budget (4/5 vote required):
1) A Budget Transfer Request to increase revenue and appropriations in the amount of $15,000, comprised of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant ($9,100) and City Readiness Initiative Grant ($5,900) State-approved carry-forward funds for the purchase of computer minor equipment;
2) A Budget Transfer Request increasing Revenue in the Public Housing Authority program by transferring $90,000 of general fund from the County Medical Services Program participation fee savings to the Public Housing Authority Program;
3) A Budget Transfer Request increasing appropriations in the amount of $37,000 to Other Governmental Agencies in the Public Guardian program and also drawing down funds from the County Audit Reserve account, which was established for the Targeted Case Management (TCM) program in November 2016. This transfer from the Audit Reserve is to repay the State of California, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for a Fiscal Year 2014-15 site visit audit settlement for the TCM program which included the disallowance of 39 client services in the amount of approximately $37,000;
4) A Budget Transfer request to increase revenue and appropriations in the Social Services Division in the amount of $800,000 due to increase in costs from recently negotiated County labor agreements and changes to the Governor’s adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19. The request is to increase appropriations in salaries, and intra-fund transfers due to recent labor negotiations which increased wages mid-year to a large percent of Social Services staff. Additionally, there is an increase in assistance and client services expenditures due to changes in the current year State budget that coincide with increases in revenue to be claimed by Social Services;
5) A Budget Transfer Request to...
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