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I <br /> <br /> DePartment o[ Social Services <br /> <br />'-:-~,q~,~c~_~-' Concord, Nort.h Carolina 28026-0668 <br /> Talepkone." (704} ~86~7141 James F. Cook, Jr. <br /> Director <br /> <br /> ~r 6~ 1987 <br /> <br /> Jim Cook, Social Service DireCtok..j~bx---~ <br /> Budget Am~r~m~t Requs~t <br /> <br /> I would like to ask that the Board of Ommissiormrs ore,sider the attached budget ~m~ndment <br /> request at ita mid-qPctober nmeting. ~is -amendment seeks to utilize State/Fed~rel finds to provide <br /> for two Eligibility. Specf~llsts I and oas Eligibility Supervisor I from November 1 to bendle mjor <br /> expansions of the ~(lic~d and AFDC Progr~ just enacted by tim General Assembly. <br /> No eddlt~mlal appropriation of County Funds is requested. <br /> <br /> October 1, pregn~t women a~d children to age two with incomes up to the poverty level will be <br /> eligible for ~dica~d. Jarmary 1, 19 to 21 year o/ds in Medicaid elSgible families will qualif7 for <br /> Medicaid. Also, families with ummployed primary wage earners wl~ met strict prior m~9loyment <br /> require~_nts will ~,al~ry for A~C, Together, conservative estimates are that these groups will <br /> c~stitate 508 additional cases or a 30~/. fn~rease ~n our b~dicaid and AFDC caseload. <br /> <br /> The State d~d approprlats ~ddltiorml funding to help with admlaistrattDn of these program <br /> expressions. Other source, s of revenue are avall*~hle as w~ll should they be needed later. <br /> <br /> Added Program costs are already included in our approved budget. <br /> <br /> State caseload standards suggest that an additional five to slx ~,9rkars would be needed to <br /> handle fl~e 'additional ~ork involved, Ho~mver, our staff Imndles a [mavSer workload thml these <br /> standards suggest. We feel ~hat with ramrgm~ization to create an addit~ml unit and additi~] of the <br /> POsitions requested~ we cas nmnage at the present time, <br /> <br /> We are requestin~ the.....cs~/t~ budget $/10,509.75 in State/Federal_funds for these three Fx>sitinas <br /> from November 1. <br /> <br /> The Social Service ~oard endorsed this plan at its September meet~h~g. <br /> A justification with additional ~uppor~lng infarmat~n is attached. <br /> Please advise me if I my provide additional information. <br /> <br /> cc: Blair llemmtt, Couaty Plnance Director <br /> <br /> <br />