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2 Presentation Overview  Q2 FY 2005/06 Forecast  Approved funding for new staff  FY MOE

3 Q2 Forecast – Welfare Admin (in millions)

4 Q2 Forecast – Assistance Payments (in millions)

5 Q2 Forecast – General Assistance (in millions)

6 Q2 Forecast Overall Agency (in millions)

7 Newly Funded Positions after Q2  Request was put forward to fund 102 vacant unfunded positions Essential for Programs to comply with new State-mandated requirements and to align program spending to current allocation levels which are increasingly determined by expenditure based methodology.  Ongoing Revenue Source Realignment, an ongoing State revenue source, will be used to meet budget gap created by additional hiring in and following years.  Hiring will be phased–in to ensure Cost Containment  No additional Net County Cost will arise from funding the positions

8 Newly Funded Positions after Q2 Summary of Positions

9 Newly Funded Positions after Q2 Summary of Cost

10 FY MOE Budget Request Summary Overall Agency (in millions)

11 FY 06/07 MOE Budget: Appropriation (in millions)

12 FY 06/07 MOE Budget: Revenue (in millions)

13 FY 05/06 & FY 06/07 Budget: Client Benefit Payments (in millions)

14 FY 06/07 MOE Budget: Summary of Change (in millions)