Title
a. Amend the Department of Social Services (DSS) Budget Unit 5010-SOC005-8262, to add thirteen (13) FTEs to meet the State provision of transferring the Healthy Families Program to the Medi-Cal Program; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes into the 5010- SOC005-8262 FY 2012-13 Adopted Budget to reflect the change in position counts; and
c. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2012-13 DSS 5010-SOC005-8262 Budget to increase appropriations and estimated revenues in the amount of $858,547 (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend the Department of Social Services (DSS) Budget Unit 5010-SOC005-8262, to add thirteen (13) FTEs to meet the State provision of transferring the Healthy Families Program to the Medi-Cal Program; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to incorporate the changes into the 5010- SOC005-8262 FY 2012-13 Adopted Budget to reflect the change in position counts; and
c. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2012-13 DSS 5010-SOC005-8262 Budget to increase appropriations and estimated revenues in the amount of $858,547 (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The enacted State Budget for 2012-13 included the provision of transferring the Healthy Families Program to the Medi-Cal Program. The transfer began in January and will continue over the entire calendar year of 2013. DSS must absorb the workload of approximately 290 new applications for assistance per month (an increase of approximately 9% in the volume of applications for assistance that must be assessed) and 19,111 children (an increase of approximately 25% in Medi-Cal beneficiaries.) To assist in addressing this workload DSS is recommending the addition of 13 additional staff positions in FY 2012-13.
With release of the Governor’s Budget on January 10, 2013 the full amount of available funding for counties to implement th...
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