| | | | | | | | Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary |
| | | | | | | | Meeting Date:
| May 14, 2019 |
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| | | | | | | | Title:
| Budget Amendment & Appropriation to Reflect Increase in State/Federal Funding for Child Welfare Line Items |
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| | | | | | | | Type:
| Action, Resolution, Appropriation |
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| | | | | | | | Agenda Title:
| Budget Amendment & Appropriation to Reflect Increase in State/Federal Funding for Child Welfare Line Items |
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| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
| That the Board of Supervisors approves a budget amendment and appropriation to reflect increased state and federal funding associated with the child welfare line items that reflect payments to care givers in foster care placements and to adoptive parents of qualifying children. The increased funds reflect mid-year budget adjustments approved by the state based upon the level of program activity within Spotsylvania County. These line items are 100% funded with state and/or federal dollars; no local match is required or requested through these adjustments. |
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| | | | | | | | Non-Staff Name and Title of Presenters:
| A budget amendment and appropriation to reflect increased state and federal funding associated with the child welfare line items that reflect payments to care givers in foster care placements and to adoptive parents of qualifying children. These line items are 100% funded with state and/or federal dollars; no local match is required or requested through these adjustments. |
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
| In December 2018 the Spotsylvania Department of Social Services submitted a request to the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for increases to several child welfare line items to reflect the increased rate of expenditure as compared to the initial allocations approved by VDSS for Spotsylvania County in FY 2019. The rates of expenditure are driven by number of children in foster care, the number of children adopted for which subsidies are provided (for children hard to place or with existing special needs), and the number and intensity of the therapeutic supports that are being required in many of the adoptive placements. The state-approved revised allocations for the year total $1,614,884 for Foster Care maintenance payments; $674,201 for Special Needs adoption subsidy payments (non-IVE); and $1,418,678 for Adoption subsidy payments (IVE). These revised budgets represent, in aggregate, an increase of $1,442,452 to the initial allocations. The increase of $1,442,452 is fully funded through state and federal pass-thru monies. There are no local dollars in these maintenance and subsidy payments unless a local agency is out of compliance with a required element of documentation or missing/delayed case action. |
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| | | | | | | | Committee/Commission Summary:
| Finance Committee |
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| | | | | | | | Financial Impact:
| $1,442,452 net increase in appropriation. The increase is fully offset by an increase of $1,442,452 in state/federal revenue for a net fiscal impact of $0. |
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| | | | | | | | Staff Contacts:
| Gail Crooks, Director, Social Services |
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| | | | | | | | Additional Background/Other Considerations:
| N/A |
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| | | | | | | | Consequence of Denial/Inaction:
| The expenditures are non-discretionary and the state has already revised its budget allocation for Spotsylvania based upon caseloads, expenditures year-to-date, and anticipated activity between now and the close of the fiscal year. A denial of requested appropriation will result in the Department of Social Services reflecting an overage in expenditures at the close of the fiscal year. |
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| | | | | | | | Talking Points:
| A budget amendment and appropriation to reflect increased state and federal funding associated with the child welfare line items that reflect payments to care givers in foster care placements and to adoptive parents of qualifying children. These line items are 100% funded with state and/or federal dollars; no local match is required or requested through these adjustments. |
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