To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year 2023-24 Year End Supplemental Budget and Budget Adjustments for Social Services (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a supplemental budget for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, fund 1110 budget unit 517 in the amount of $1,587,114 for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 (4/5 Vote Required);
2. Approve a supplemental budget for Foster Care, fund 1110 budget unit 518 in the amount of $1,587,114 for FY 2023-24 (4/5 Vote Required);
3. Approve a supplemental budget in the amount of $53,071 for Domestic Violence Trust in fund 4002 in the amount of $53,071 for FY 2023-24 (4/5 Vote Required); and
4. Approve a budget adjustment for Intergovernmental Transfers, fund 1160, budget unit 511005 in the amount of $3,899,930 for FY 2023-24.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) budget unit houses aid payments made to families under the administration of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs). CalWORKs provides cash assistance and services to eligible families with children in the home. In fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, Humboldt County saw an increase in CalWORKs cases resulting in exceeding the budget. Other factors such as an increase in the monthly assistance payments for participants and extending the time period that an adult is allowed to be on aid have also contributed to the additional costs. The supplemental budget will increase the budget to allow for the increased benefits provided to participants of the CalWORKs program.
There is sufficient budget appropriation available in the Foster Care budget to allow the shift of funds to TANF....
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