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Budget Ordinance Amendment 19BCC000034 for the Department of Social Services to Recognize Additional Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Funds in the Amount of $86,256 which includes the required Durham County DSS Local Match of $45,835. The local match will be funded with a fund balance appropriation
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 14, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve the Department of Social Services request to recognize additional Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Funds subsequent to adoption of the FY2018-2019 Budget. The Department (DSS) and the Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL) are co-lead agencies for receiving the HCCBG funds and administering the programs. The goal of services provided under this grant is to enable recipients to stay at home longer; receiving the care and services they need in their own homes, thus reducing the necessity for out of home placement. Services provided are Adult Day Care Services, Congregate Meals, Senior Center Operations, Information and Case Assistance, Transportation, Home Delivered Meals and In-Home Aide Services.
Durham County’s initial allocation was $1,438,404 which included $1,255,353 HCCBG funds, $139,482 Required Local Match and $43,569 USDA NSIP (Nutrition Services Incentive Program) Funds. The revised total allocation is $1,552,407 which includes $1,353,415 HCCBG Funds, $150,379 Required Local Match and $48,613 USDA NSIP Funds. The total increase in funding from the FY2018-19 initial allocation to the FY2018-19 revised allocation is $114,003. However, Counties are advised to base HCCBG services planning on current year funding levels when preparing the new fiscal year budget because the HCCBG Funding Plan is not approved by the BOCC until June. Therefore, DSS FY2018-19 Adopted Budget was $642,478 which was FY2017-2018 initial funding. The Department recognizes $31,090 which is the difference between the FY2017-18 adopted budget and the FY2018-2019 adopted budget and $55,166 which is the difference in the initial funding plan and the revised funding plan, for a total increase of $86,256, which includes a county contribution of $45,835 which will be funded by fund balance appropriation.
HCCBG Initial Allocation Increase/Decrease Revised Allocation
Durham Center for
Senior Life $764,836 $58,837 $823,673
Durham Co. Dept.
Of Social Services $673,568 $55,166 $728,734*
TOTAL
ALLOCATION $1,438,404 $114,003 $1,552,407
*DCo DSS Local match (10%) of $69,175 included
HCCBG DSS Adopted Budget Increase/Decrease DSS Revised Budget
DSS-Expense $642,478 $86,256 $728,734
DSS-Revenue $582,150 $40,421 $622,571
Fund Bal App $60,328 $45,835 $106,163
Alignment With Strategic Plan: Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All which decrease the health disparities within the community.
Resource Persons: Joan Pelletier, Chair, Durham Partnership for Seniors; Judy Kinney, Executive Director, Durham Center for Senior Life; and Janeen Gordon, Assistant Director for Aging and Adult Services, Durham County Department of Social Services.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve Budget Ordinance Amendment 19BCC000034 to recognize the additional Home and Community Care Block Grant Funds in the amount of $86,256 for the Department of Social Services which includes the required Durham County DSS Local Match of $45,835. The local match will be funded with a fund balance appropriation.
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County Manager: ____________________________