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County Administrator's Report 11. 16.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	01/05/2012
Issue: United Way Human Services Appropriations Committee Funding Recommendations for 2011-2012
From:	Marilyn D. Wesley, Department Director
Department:	Community Affairs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the United Way Human Services Appropriations Committee Funding Recommendations for 2011-2012 - Marilyn D. Wesley, Community Affairs Department Director

That the Board accept the United Way Human Services Appropriations Committee Funding Recommendations for 2011-2012, in the amount of $95,500, which entails $95,250 of allocations to be distributed to the approved non-profit entities and $250 of committee-related expense for a required legal notice to be reimbursed to the United Way. The funds are included in the adopted Budget for the current Fiscal Year.

[Funding: Fund 001, General Fund, Cost Center 320202 Public Social Services - $95,500]

BACKGROUND:

Annually, under agreement with the Board of County Commissioners, the responsibility of approving requests for funding to local non-profit agencies/organizations is handled via the Human Services Appropriations Committee of the United Way of Escambia County. Persons serving on this committee are Escambia county residents, including appointees from the Board of County Commissioners and the Penscola City Council. The committee provides recommendations from agency presentations with funding requests. The committee fully understands that funding of the requested services is an investment of general tax dollars and that without these funds, there could be an increase in costs for other county, city, or state-mandated services.

The funding rationale and criteria used is based on the impact and relationship to local and/or state government service expenditures, the benefit to the community as a whole, the measured effectiveness and results of programs and services, other sources and/or opportunities for funding, and the urgency of the services relative to the total amount of funds available.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Funding in the amount of $95,500 is allocated in the adopted budget for this fiscal year in Fund 001 General Fund, Cost Center 320202 Public Social Services.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Board policy requires the approval of all such general fund appropriations expenditures.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon Board acceptance of the funding recommendations, funds will be disbursed to the United Way of Escambia County for distribution to the approved organizations. The Department of Community Affairs will continue to coordinate efforts with the United Way, on behalf of the County, throughout this process.

Attachments
2011-2012 United Way Human Services Appropriations Committee Funding Recommendation Report
2011-2012 United Way Human Services Appropriations Committee Funding Recommendation Matrix
Email from Rob Engel, United Way Director of Allocation Services, re Legal Notice