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March 15, 2004 Page 391 (F-5) Cooperative Extension - Budget Amendment (Specialty Crops Program Grant) UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF Cooperative Extension AMOUNT: $222.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request PURPOSE OF REQUEST: To appropriate funds to be received for the North Carolina Specialty Crops Program Grant to purchase 32 peach trees (2~ feet), which include China Pear, Intrepid, Challenger, and experimental cultivars. The County's proposal entitled "Peach Production Demonstration in Piedmont North Carolina", will ascertain if the newer cultivars will produce in piedmont clay soils and with increased chilling hours that are less susceptible to frost/freeze events. This grant is funded 100% by the Golden Leaf Foundation. Extension Agent's time will be considered as matching grant funding. Present Account No. Approved Budget 00165410-6294 $0.00 NC Specialty Crops Program Revenue 00195410-9494 $0.00 NC Specialty Crops Program Expenses Increase Decrease Revised Budget $222.00 $222.00 $222.00 $222.00 (F-6) Cooperative Extension - Authorization to Submit 4-H SOS Grant Application to Philip Morris Employee Community Fund The 4-H SOS (Support Our Students) program provides after school activities for middle school students and is funded through grants and family user fees. The 4-H SOS has been a Philip Morris community agency for three years and is seeking a $40,000.00 grant for FY 2004-05. No matching funds are required. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of a 4-H SOS grant application for 2004-2005 to the Philip Morris Employee Community Fund. (F-7) Cooperative Extension - Authorization to Submit 4-H SOS Grant Application for Continued Funding by the State "Support our Students" Pro,ram The 4-H SOS Program for middle school students received three-year renewable grant funds from the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in 1998 and 2001. Grant funds in the amount of $67,830.00 are being requested for 2004-2005. No County matching funds are required. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of a 2004-2005 4-H SOS grant application to the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for continued funding by the State "Support our Students" program. (F-8) Social Services - Budget Amendment (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance. BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF Social Services AMOUNT: $806,587.00 TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request PURPOSE OF REQUEST: The number of children in foster care increased significantly during FY 2004 to approximately 240 monthly as compared to an average of 175 monthly in FY 2003. Initially, TANF funds are used because of a higher reimbursement rate; however, this source was exhausted 12-31-2003. The state Foster Care funding is based on an average flat rate of $435.00 per child. Additional care required by a child is funded by county dollars. The increased FY 2004 revenues were based on a six month collection period.