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DANE COUNTY

Kathleen M. Falk County Executive

PRESIDENT’S 2007 PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS

VOCA Grant (Dist. Attorney) - The County received $199,000 in funds under this federal program through the state for 2005. The program funds 1.5 county staff including one manager and a half-time senior social worker to provide support and counseling to victims of crime and manage the Crime Response Program. The Crime Response Program funded by VOCA provides five part-time Purchase of Service (POS) staff to provide 24/7 trauma response at the scene or during the early investigation of a crime. This program too is targeted for elimination under the President’s budget proposal.

Byrne Justice Assistance Grants - The County received approximately $344,000 from this grant source in 2005. Funding from this source was reduced to approximately $210,000 for 2006. This grant has been used to fund the interagency drug enforcement group (Dane County Sheriff and other local law enforcement agencies) that in turn funds a 1.0 assistant district attorney position. The District Attorney’s Office has also received funding under this program that supported a 0.5 assistant district attorney position. Both of these positions are dedicated to drug enforcement prosecution. The President’s budget proposes to eliminate this program entirely.

Social Services Block Grant - SSBG comes to the State of Wisconsin that uses it, along with GPR and several other revenue sources, to fund Community Aids payments to counties. Community Aids can be used in a wide array of human services areas. SSBG currently comprises about 17% of Community Aids funding or approximately $3.1 million of Dane County’s $17.4 million Community Aids allocation. The President’s FFY ‘07 budget proposes a nearly 30% cut in SSBG which, if passed through by the State, could lead to a reduction of $930,000 in Community Aids in Calendar Year 2007.

CDBG - The President’s budget proposes to decrease funding for CDBG by 25%. The budget also eliminates other HUD programs such as the Brownfields, Rural Housing and Economic Development and Section 108 Loan Guarantees and combine those programs with CDBG. In addition to the reduction in CDBG formula funding from $3.71 billion to $2.97 billion, the Administration proposed legislation to change the formula under which CDBG funds are distributed. Under the formula changes, Dane County could lose between 12% and 28% in addition to the reduction in overall funding. Under these proposals, Dane County stands to lose between $432,000 and $619,000 depending upon which formula change is implemented.

210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 421, City-County Bldg., Madison, Wisconsin 53703 PHONE/608-266-4114 FAX 266-2643 TDD 266-9138 HOME - The President’s budget includes an increase in overall funding for the HOME program of 11.76% from $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion. Dane County could see an increase of approximately $62,860 due to the increase in overall funding.

Airport Improvement Program - The AIP provides two sources of Federal grant monies, entitlement and discretionary funds. The airport’s entitlement funds have been approx. $3.7 million for the last few years. The discretionary amounts vary based on a number of items including budget, project priority and other issues. Currently, the federal government is looking at changes to the formulae that determine the entitlement funds that could result in a loss of half the funds we typically receive. Both sources are designated for specific projects and have been on-going but are subject to change at any time. In anticipation of these reductions in available Federal funding, the airport’s most recent approved CIP budget assumes only $1.85 million in entitlement funding for 2006 and future years, and a minimal amount of discretionary funding (relative to prior year awards). The FY 2007 & 2008 AIP funding was budgeted for the West Ramp (north and south) project design and construction. The president’s budget proposal to reduce the program by 25% along with changes in the distribution of these funds would result in a reduction to Dane County from $3.7 million to $1.85 million.

Mental Health Block Grant - This Federal funding, in the amount of $160,000, helps support various mental health services in the Dane County Human Services budget. The President’s FFY ‘07 budget proposes a cut of approximately 1% or $1,600 in reduced revenue to Dane County.

VOCA Grant (Aging) - These funds, in the amount of $56,400, support a project position at AAA that provides supportive services to elderly victims of crimes, including elder abuse, as their cases proceed through the criminal justice system. President’s FFY ‘07 budget eliminates 100% of the VOCA funding, resulting in a loss of $56,400 to Dane County.

Safe and Drug Free Schools - Dane County currently receives approximately $78,000 from this program. The money is used to support the Genesis Development Corporation’s Exodus program that provides community prevention, information and referral and outreach to alcohol and other drug-involved high-risk youth in Dane County. The President’s FFY ‘07 budget would eliminate these funds entirely.

Law Enforcement Block Grant - Dane County receives $20,000 from this program that is used to support Drug Court Services. President’s FFY ‘07 budget would eliminate these funds entirely.

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant - Dane County currently receives $71,635 from this program that we use to support the Weekend Report Center (community-based detention on weekends) and Community Restoration Crew (remove graffiti, clean parks and other community services) programs. President’s FFY ‘07 budget would eliminate these funds entirely.

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant - Dane County currently receives approximately $8,500 from this program to support various public health prevention activities. President’s FFY ‘07 budget would eliminate this funding entirely. Medicaid (MA) Targeted Case Management (TCM) - Dane County currently receives approximately $676,000 in Federal revenue associated with providing community-based services to families whose children are at risk of abuse or neglect. The services are targeted at keeping families out of the formal child welfare system. The President’s FFY ‘07 budget would place tighter, but as of yet unspecified, restrictions on payments for TCM based on the assertion they are not medical-related services.

Metropolitan Medical Response System - These funds are received by the City of Madison and are jointly administered with Dane County through a city/county MMRS Steering committee. These funds are used to enhance the jurisdictions medical response. Funds can be used for stockpiling of vaccines, mass casualty response equipment, personal protective equipment, training, exercising, dispensing sites development, preparing dispensing sites, communications and mass casualty and mass fatality planning. In the past year, the City of Madison has received $232,330.

Emergency Management Performance Grants - This program maintains and builds capabilities of the county Emergency Management personnel to respond to all hazards. This program funds portions of three positions in Dane County. The president’s budget funds the program at $170 million, a reduction of $13.1 million from the last fiscal year. Reduction of funds will directly affect the jurisdictions preparedness programs. Based on previous funding levels, Dane County could lose approximately $6,180.

Finally, the President proposes the elimination of the Community Services Block Grant Program, which funds the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin. While this is not a county program, it is a key source of economic and social development programs designed to help people work themselves out of poverty. Loss of the program will eliminate approximately $500,000 of funding.

In conclusion, we will be monitoring this proposed budget as it is debated by Congress. Most of the effects would be felt in the County’s 2007 budget. The outcome of this budget debate will greatly affect the challenges the county will face in the next budget process.

H:\exec\tw\ltrs\06\revisedcobdfedbud.doc Non-Human Services 2006 Amt Potential Change CDBG $ 1,168,000 -$432,000 to -$619,000

HOME $ 571,455 $ 62,860

Metropolitan Medical Response System (1) $ 232,330 $ (232,330)

Emergency Mgt. Performance Grant $ 87,000 $ (6,180)

VOCA grant Dist Attorney $ 199,000 $ (199,000)

Byrne Justice Assistance Grants $ 210,000 $ (210,000)

Airport Improvement Program $ 3,700,000 $ (1,850,000)

Human Services Social Service Block Grant to State (incl in Com Aides) $ 3,100,000 $ (930,000)

Targeted Case Mgt. $ 676,000 TBD

Mental Health Block Grant $ 160,000 $ (1,557)

VOCA grant Human Services $ 56,400 $ (56,400)

Safe & Drug Free Schools $ 78,000 $ (78,000)

Law Enforcement Block Grant $ 20,000 $ (20,000)

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant $ 71,635 $ (71,635)

Preventative Health and Health Ser. Block Grant $ 8,500 $ (8,500)

Senior Caregiver Grant $ 41,674 $ (514)

Senior Nutrition $ 417,117 $ (1,750)

Total $4.035 to $4.222 million

(1) These funds are actually received by the City of Madison, but are spent at the direction of a multi-jurisdictional group for equipment and preparedness of emergency responders.