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Meeting Date:	04/24/2017
Address Deficit in Workers' Compensation in OVW Grant
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the budget office to make minor but needed budget line item changes to the following grant budget; and any other matters incident thereto. As requested by the Webb County Auditor's Office in reference to Grant Fund 2604 (Office on Violence Against Women), a recent increase in worker's compensation rate requires a line item transfer to cover a deficit of $196.60 in the worker's compensation line item. Moreover, in order to avoid leaving funds in grant unused, the Webb County Sheriff's Office proposes transferring $1000 to the category of Professional Services in order for the professional services provider, the nonprofit Casa de Misericorida Domestic Violence Shelter, to utilize this remaining funding before the grant performance end date. According to the Webb County Auditor's Office, there is no need for an actual budget amendment request to the federal agency since it does not meet any of the minimum thresholds for requiring a grant amendment criteria: (1) A cumulative change of 10% or more within already approved categories; (2) Moving funds into a category that wasn’t previously approved in the budget; (3) Moving funds from Direct to Indirect and vice versa; and (4) Change in Scope. Please see attachment more information.

	Account	Amount	Balance	Ending Balance
From:
Health Insurance	2604-2520-001-421000	$67.72	$3,070.89	$3,003.17
FICA	2604-2520-001-422000	$302.23	$1804.80	$1,502.57
Retirement	2604-2520-001-423000	$51.44	$2,434.20	$2,382.76
Unemployment	2604-2520-001-425000	$3.78	$183.64	$179.86
Admin. Travel	2604-2520-001-458000	$2,270.81	$2,861.81	$591.00
		$2,695.98

To:
Worker's Compensation	2604-2520-001-426000	$1,333.94	-$196.60	$1,137.34
Professional Services	2604-2520-001-432001	$1,000.00	$146.43	$1,146.43
Payroll	2604-2520-001-410000	$362.04	$21,300.12	$21,662.16
		$2,695.98

Background:

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) runs 25 grant programs created through the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, in an effort to reduce domestic violence, sexual assault and dating violence. However, the currently proposed federal budget targets this agency's grants for elimination.

Previous Court Action:

The Webb County Sheriff's Office's continuation application was authorized to be submitted by the Webb County Commissioners' Court on January 9, 2017 (Item 40).

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	2604
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	Various
Financial Impact:
The worker's compensation for the grant-funded personnel will no longer be in deficit. Moreover, the Casa Misericordia Domestic Violence Shelter will be able to provide additional direct services to victims of domestic violence utilizing additional funds while the grant funds will be fully utilized.

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