FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008

OVERVIEW–FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008, BUDGET REPORT

The Social Services Agency (SSA), operating under the policy direction of the Board of Supervisors and the California Departments of Social Services and Health Services, is responsible for planning, implementing, and operating many of the social services programs provided by the County of Orange. A picture of the magnitude of the agency is reflected by the following statistics:

EMPLOYEES	4,201
ANNUAL BUDGET	$721,866,955

The total budget for the County of Orange for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 is $5.9 billion of which $.72 billion is for the Social Services Agency's operations and assistance budgets.

SSA Share of County Budget

SSA Operations Budget

Salaries and Benefits	288,731,231
Services and Supplies	157,069,424
Other Charges	24,221,119
Fixed Assets	1,853,775
Other Financing Uses	1,210,611
Intrafund Transfers	(1,922,717)

Total Operations Appropriations		$471,163,443

Total Operations Revenue	431,399,255
Operations Net County Cost	39,764,188

Assistance Payments Budgets

In Home Supportive Services	26,436,419
CalWORKs FG/U	101,934,319
Foster Care	121,289,850
Refugee	331,808
General Relief	711,116

Total Assistance Appropriations		$250,703,512

Total Assistance Revenue	227,035,842
Assistance Net County Cost	23,667,670

Total Operations and Assistance Appropriations		$721,866,955

Facilities Development and Maintenance Budget

Facilities Development Appropriations	25,650,558	$25,650,558
Facilities Development Revenue	(25,650,558)
Facilities Development Net County Cost	0

Total Operations, Assistance, and Facilities Development Appropriations		$747,517,513

Fiduciary Responsibility

Food Stamps Authorized/Issued	94,639,206
IHSS Payments	91,229,591
Medi-Cal Benefits	1,280,724,116
Medical Services for Indigents	39,513,769
SSA Donations & Fees	4,019,186
SSA Wraparound	25,870,294
SA Regional Center Lease Conveyance	1,375,317
IHSS Public Authority	1,102,053

Total Fiduciary Responsibility		$1,538,473,532

Total Financial Responsibility

TOTAL 2006-2007 Budget Authorized by the Board of Supervisors	747,517,513
Total Fiduciary Responsibility	1,538,473,532

Total Financial Responsibility		$2,285,991,045