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MEMORANDUM January 21, 1976 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City Manager Follow-up Report Re: Human Services Introduction This report has been p~epared to provide the City Council with the additional informatioD requested in their consideration of the recommendations contained ill the Human Services RepolYt. Budget Human Services Department The first year's budget for the proposed Human Services Department is estimated to be $14,000 over and above the Recreation Department's annual budget (currently $237,337). Within the $14,000, the major expenditure is the salary and f~inge benefit costs related to the position of }~uman Services Coordinator $12,870. As proposed in the Human Services Report, funding for the Human S~rvices Coordinator would be obtained from ACAP. Aside from the costs of the Human Services Coordinator, it is estimat.ed that $1,130 must be budgeted for clerical assistance at H~an Services Co~r~ission meetings, travel, and office supplies. Funding for these latter items would come directly from the City's own funds. The major financial liability the City might incur in the human service area would result Erom a decision by the City Council to fund human service p~ograms in the City. The financial implications of such a decision cannot be estimated at this time. However, increased involvement in human services by the City does not auto- matically assume direct City participation in the funding of human service programs. We would not expect, at present levels, the City's expenditure for human services to exceed $20,000 in the foreseeable future. Human Service Funding With regard to mul~--year state or federal ~unding for human service activities, the majority of funds are allocated on a yearly basis. Thus, funding must be renewed each year. Howev~r~ depending upon the source, funding for h,~an services is available on a multi-year basis. With respect to the proposed funding by ACAP Of the position of Human Services Coordinator, the City Council can assume at some point, we will have to fund the position ourselves. EXHIBIT