Department Budgets

Child Support Services

— Budget and Operational Plan —

Mission Statement

To enhance the lives of the families we serve by providing quality child support services in a courteous, respectful, fair, and professional manner.

Department Overview

Child Support Services works with parents and guardians to ensure children and families receive court-ordered financial and medical support. Services include locating a parent; establishing paternity; establishing, modifying and enforcing a court order for child support; and establishing, modifying and enforcing an order for health coverage. Since 2002, the counties of Santa Cruz and San Benito have operated a regional department of Child Support Services, with Santa Cruz acting as the lead agency.

Department Budget Overview

Budget Summary of Changes

The Child Support Services budget is status quo and reflects no net increase of expenditures or revenues while funding 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Child Support Services Work I/II positions to provide public facing child support services to County residents and deleting 1.0 FTE Assistant Administrative Analyst and 1.0 FTE Staff Development Trainer. This budget is fully supported through State and federal allocations and does not receive General Fund contribution. Increases in salaries and benefits reflect cost increases for existing staff.

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Supplemental Budget Summary of Changes

An offsetting change in staffing with an add of 1.0 FTE Assistant Departmental Administrative Analyst, alternately classed up through Senior Departmental Administrative Analyst and delete of a vacant 1.0 FTE Accounting Technician. There is no financial budgetary impact.

Total Expenses
$5,914,012
0%
1
Total Revenues
$5,914,011
0%
2
General Fund Contribution
$0
0%
3
Other Fund Contributions
$0
0%
3
Funded Staffing
31.00
0
4
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Footnotes

1 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Allowed Budget

2 – General Fund Contribution is the share of General County Revenues (primarily property tax and other local taxes) allocated to each department. Other funds that contribute to this budget are shown on the Budget Details page.

3 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Adjusted Funded Positions (including Board-approved mid-year changes as of April 1, 2022).

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