To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a grant award from the GISD, in the amount of $112,886.00, to provide for Genesee County's Great Start Readiness Program; the budget for this funding is attached
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to accept Great Start Readiness Program carryover funds and authorize expenditures for fund 2727-698.02-558.000 in the amount of $112,886.00 for the 2024-2025 program year from this committee, with recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This funding is from the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), the four-year-old at-risk program that GCCARD Head Start operates through a subcontract with the GISD. This funding is blended with Head Start funding to provide full day services to eligible four-year-old children in twelve GCCARD operated Head Start classrooms in the county.
DISCUSSION:
This budget amendment is due to the carryover funding associated with salaries and fringe benefits for staff working with the Great Start Readiness Program October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
$112,886.00 for fund 2727-698.02-558.000, 100% state funded, with no Genesee County general fund obligation (see budget upload).
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This does not impact Genesee County facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This does not impact Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County priorities of Community Growth and Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities and Long-Term Financial Stability by the provision of Head Start programming for at-risk GSRP four-year-olds giving additional Genesee County Children the best possible start.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (“GCCARD”) to authorize accepting Great Start Readiness Program carryover funds, in the amount of $112,886.00, and to authorize expenditures to be paid from account 2727-698.02-558.000 for fiscal year 2024-2025, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the January 8, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to upload the budget adjustments as detailed in the request and supporting documents.