To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-26-00006, BDA-26-00008, BDA-26-00011, BDA-26-00012 and BDA-26-00550 authorizing adjustments to Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Aging & Adult Services Bureau (0503), Workforce Services Bureau (0504), Workforce Development Board (0583), and Community Services Bureau (0588) expenditure and revenue budgets as part of the EHSD's FY 2025/26 request for additional staff.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approve Budget Amendment No. BDA-26-00006, BDA-26-00008, BDA-26-00011, BDA-26-00012 and BDA-26-00550 authorizing adjustments to Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Aging & Adult Services Bureau (0503), Workforce Services Bureau (0504), Workforce Development Board (0583), and Community Services Bureau (0588) expenditure and revenue budgets as part of the EHSD's FY 2025/26 request for additional staff as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Employment and Human Services Department, as part of the FY 2025/26 budget rebalancing, has identified the need for additional staff to be added to the FY 2025/26 budget to better accomplish the departmental needs for FY 2025/26. There is an addition in the expenditure and revenue budgets within each bureau; Aging & Adult Services Bureau (0503) at $588,185, Workforce Services Bureau (0504) at $1,089,065, Workforce Development Board (0583) at $114,640 with a total rebalance between the expenditure and revenue budgets of $1,791,890 for EHSD. The net county cost for FY 2025/26 will be covered by the current budget.
BACKGROUND:
This action is to adjust the revenue and expenditure budgets to more accurately reflect budgetary requirements for the following bureaus: Aging & Adult Services Bureau (0503) pertains to TMP-15065 for 9 additional IHSS staff; Workforce Services Bureau (0504) pertains to TMP-15078 for 18 additional Medi-Cal Intake/Renewal staff and TMP-14981 for 1 additional Clerk-Senior Level; Workforce Development Board (0583) pertains to TMP-14965 for 2 Business Services Representatives for the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pathway Grant for FY 2025/26; and Community Services Bureau (0588) pertains to TMP-15365 for 12 Associate Teacher-Project positions. The Employment and Human Services Department, as part of the FY 2025/26 budget rebalancing, has identified the need for additional staff to the FY 2025/26 budget to better accomplish departmental expectations and goals.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Appropriations will not be properly reflected in the FY 2025/26 budget.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Employment and Human Services Department supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood";(3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,” by effectively managing the budgets for each bureau within EHSD.