To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Public Health Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Foster Care Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $217,173 For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health Fund (1175), Foster Care Admin Program, Budget Unit (418001). (4/5 Vote Required)
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds (1175); Foster Care Admin Program (418001)
DISCUSSION:
On July 1, 2023, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded DHHS - Public Health a combined federal allocation of $445,597; $130,173 higher than anticipated for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. This allocation is partially awarded through Title XIX funding with a required match of $87,000. The match requirement is reimbursed by Social Services: $50,000 through State Aid Health Realignment, and $37,000 through Child Welfare Services funding.
Foster Care Administration funding increased compared to previous Fiscal Years due to a tentative plan to sunset the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program on June 30th, 2024. Previously, CHDP covered most of the expenses for Foster Care Administration. In preparation for the CHDP sunsetting absent of DHCS guidance, programmatic costs have shifted to the Foster Care Program to create a standalone program. Due to these programmatic changes, a supplemental budget in the amount of $217,173 to Public Health Fund (1175), Foster Care Admin Program Budget Unit (418001), is needed for increased revenue and expenses. To date DHCS has not released final guidance around the planned CHDP sunset in June 2024.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Expenditures (1175,418001)
FY23-24 Adopted
FY24-25 Projected
FY25-26 Projected
Budgeted Expenses
$604,582
$821,755
$821,755
Additional Appropriation Requested
$217,1...
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