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Indian River County Inter -Office Memorandum Office of Management and Budget To: Members of the Board of County Commissioners Date: March 1, 2016 Subject: Children's Services Funding Allocation for Fiscal Year 2016/2017 From: Jason E. Brown - Director, Management & Budget Description and Conditions DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS Each year, the Board of County Commissioners approves a funding allocation for Children's Services. This amount is then allocated to the applicants based upon recommendations of the Children's Services Advisory Committee. The County historically changed the funding allocation based upon the previous fiscal year's taxroll change with exceptions during the_,eponomic downturn. For the current fiscal year (2015/16) th Be rao d of County Commissioners approved a matching program where each dollar raised by the community would be matched dollar for dollar up to $200,000 in addition to the based funding amount of $651,965. It should be noted that the base funding amount was based upon the prior year's allocation ($623,890), plus the change in the taxroll for the prior year (4.5%). This resulted in total County funding of $851,965, plus $200,000 raised from the community (for a total of $1,051,965) allocated through the process. This year (FY 2015/16), the taxable value for the County increased by 7.1% from the prior year. If the normal process were applied, the base funding level would rise by 7.1% from $651,965 to $698,255 for FY 2016/17. The Board of County Commissioners may desire to continue with the matching program if this is again agreeable to our community partners. It should be noted that the Indian River County Funder's Forum has written to the Commission, requesting that the County provide funding for the entire allocation from last year ($1,051,965), which would result in a $200,000, or 23.5% increase from current year funding (please see attached letter dated February 22, 2016). Staff is requesting that the Board set a funding allocation for Children's Services for FY 2016/17 at this time. Alternatives Alternative 1 — Approve funding for fiscal year 2016/2017 in the amount of $698,255, which is an increase of 7.1 % over the base funding amount for the current year. This funding level is in accordance with prior policy for Children's Services. Alternative 2 — Approve funding for fiscal year 2016/2017 in the amount of $698,255, which is an increase of 7.1% over the base funding amount for the current year. Offer to continue the matching program with the Indian River County Funder's Forum similar to last year. This match would be subject to agreement with our community partners. 74