Item:
Title
Approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC083 Appropriating General Fund Restricted Fund Balance Totaling $1,168,009 to Increase Expenditure Authority for Social Services
Body
Date of BOCC Meeting: May 11, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC083 appropriating General Fund restricted fund balance totaling $1,168,009 to increase expenditure authority for Social Services. This revenue is unspent funds that were received prior to June 30, 2025, for specific restricted purposes and became restricted fund balance at the end of FY 2024-25.
This budget amendment is an annual process in which County departments identify remaining (unspent) restricted revenue (e.g., grant, federal/state award, donations, etc.). Because they are restricted in General Fund fund balance, there is no impact on unassigned fund balance. This is a budgetary entry only for FY 2025-26 to allow the spending of the restricted monies for the purposes of which they were received rather than spending County funds which is in accordance with the County’s spending hierarchy (e.g., restricted funding before unrestricted funding).
Below is a list of programs with restricted fund balance as of FY 2024-25 to be allocated in FY 2025-26:
|
Allocation of Restricted Funds for Social Services |
AMOUNT |
|
Adoption Promotion Incentive |
$273,528 |
|
Child Support Incentive |
$894,481 |
|
Total: |
$1,168,009 |
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Increase equitable healthy outcomes and quality of life for all. Increase equitable outcomes through County operations and services. Expand and provide services that support residents across their entire lifespan.
Resource Persons: Maggie Clapp, Social Services Director and Margaret Faircloth, Assistant
Director of Social Services.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC083 appropriating General Restricted Fund Balance totaling $1,168,009 to increase expenditure authority for Social Services.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________