Item:
Title
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCC000046 Federal Cares Act Funding for APS/CPS Essential Worker Functions in response to COVID-19 (Accept advance funding from state)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 12, 2020
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to recognize Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000046 $236,561 of Federal Cares Act Funding for APS/CPS Essential Worker Functions in response to COVID-19 by Social Services. The General Assembly passed Session Law 2020-4, the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act, which appropriated federal CARES Act funding to include $8.3 million allocated to county DSS agencies to support additional Adult Protective Services/Child Protective Services. Effective immediately, these funds are shifted from reimbursement (via NC-CoReLS/1571) to advance to counties. These funds are made available effective March 1, 2020 thru 12/30/2020. These funds are restricted to uses in the following categories:
APS salaries/benefits, (that do not supplant approved county budget such as temporary staff) CPS salaries/benefits (that do not supplant approved county budget such as temporary staff) APS Medical/Protective/Food Delivery for COVID impacted open APS cases CPS/ APS Telework CPS Foster Care Education Expenses Supplemental Funds to Foster Families related to COVID not previously reimbursed for July, August, and September 2020
Durham County APS/CPS advance allocation: $170,561
Durham County Supplements to Foster Children for July-Sept 2020 estimated $ 66,000
Note that funds may be reallocated after 12/30/2020, and advanced funds not expended will be drafted by EFT.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All which decrease health disparities within the community and Goal 3: Safe and Secure Community to improve outcomes for vulnerable, children, youth, and adults.
Resource Persons: William Rose, Director and Kelly Inman, Chief Operations Officer, Department of Social Services
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000046 to recognize the receipt of this advance in funding in the amount of $ 236,561.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________