To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: FY 2025-26 Budget Amendments
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approve Budget Amendment No. BDA-26-00628 authorizing an adjustment to Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Administrative Bureau (0501), Children and Family Services Bureau (0502), Aging and Adult Services Bureau (0503), Workforce Services Bureau (0504), Workforce Development Board (0583), Alliance to End Abuse (0581) and Community Services Bureau (0588 and 0589) expenditure and revenue budgets as part of the EHSD's FY 2025/26 Budget Rebalance (Mid-Year Adjustment) 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 updates to the FY 2025/26 budget to better align the revenue and expenditure expectations for FY 2025/26. There is a redistribution in the expenditure and revenue budgets within each bureau; Administrative Bureau (0501) at $3,455,993, Children and Family Services Bureau (0502) at $6,207,362, Aging and Adult Services Bureau (0503) at $3,638,000, Workforce Services Bureau (0504) at $10,583,100, Alliance to End Abuse (0581) at $2,020,862, Workforce Development Board (0583) at $4,471,500, and Community Services Bureau (0588 and 0589) at $11,181,405 with a total rebalance between the revenue and expenditure budgets of $41,568,222 for EHSD. There is no change to the net county cost for FY 2025/26.
BACKGROUND:
This action is to adjust the revenue and expenditure budgets to more accurately reflect budgetary requirements for the Administrative Bureau (0501), Children and Family Services Bureau (0502), Aging and Adult Services Bureau (0503), Workforce Services Bureau (0504), Alliance to End Abuse (0581), Workforce Development Board (0583) and Community Services Bureau (0588 and 0589) for FY 2025/26. The Employment and Human Services Department, as part of the FY 2025/26 budget rebalancing, has identified the need for updates to the FY 2025/26 budget to better align the revenue and expenditure expectations for FY 2025/26.
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.