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Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCCC000084 Increasing Youth Home Expenditure Budget to Offset Unplanned Expenses for the Durham County Youth Home due to Increases in County Juvenile Out-of-County Placements
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 8, 2021
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCCC000084, increasing the Youth Home expenditure budget by $30,000, for unplanned expenses for the Durham County Youth Home due to increases in county juveniles being detained at out-of-county facilities. Funding for this need will come from funds that were set aside at the outset of FY 2020-21 to address potential revenue shortfalls and/or address expenditure overages due to the pandemic. A budget amendment is required because the County's expenditures are adopted by the Budget Ordinance at the functional area level. This funding approval requires a transfer from General Government to Public Safety functional areas.
Due to unanticipated circumstances caused by COVID-19, as well as recent legislative changes, the number of County juvenile residents sent to out-of-county facilities has exceeded the estimated projection used during FY 2020-21 budget development. Counties with juveniles housed in other counties are charged an initial rate of $244 per day per juvenile, with NCDPS paying half of the per day cost.
In November 2020, the Youth Home requested and received a fund balance appropriation of $100,000 to cover unplanned out-of-county placement expenses. Placement costs for Durham juveniles is projected to exceed that amount before the end of the fiscal year. There is little room in the rest of the Youth Home budget to realign dollars; therefore, the Youth Home will need an increase in its expenditure budget in the amount of $30,000 to cover anticipated remaining monthly costs. This expense is not eligible for FEMA reimbursement.
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