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Public Health Department recommending Budget Transfer 27135 realigning the County's budget to match the State of California Children's Services Administrative budget and the Treatment and Diagnostic Maintenance of Effort. (4/5 vote required)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: California Children's Services Allocation in FY 06/07
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $(38,566.50)
Funding
Budgeted $(38,566.50)
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $
Change To Net County Cost $(38,566.50)
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The fiscal impact to the General Fund, Department 15 Contingency, is an increase to Contingency of $38,566.50. This increase is the net result of a decrease in Contingency of $901.50 due to the increase in the CCS and Healthy Family eligible caseload. That increase in the caseload directly affects the funding ratio used to determine the contribution amounts by the State and County. The County contribution increased $901.50 due to these changes. Conversely, Public Health is returning $39,468 to the General Fund in relation to CCS Diagnostic and Treatment. The current Maintenance of Effort, as established by the State, requires less of a County contribution than originally anticipated by the Department.
Reason for Recommendation: Based upon the increase in the County's Non-Medi-Cal caseload for the last five months (July through November 2006), staff determined that the County's current approved CCS Administrative budget would be insufficient to cover necessary appropriations before the end of the current fiscal year. Therefore, the Department requested (and was granted) a revision to the County's State CCS Administrative Program budget by the State Department of Health Services. That budget revision reflected an increase in state funding and in the amount the County is required to contribute to CCS from the General Fund and...
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