Absent were Commissioners William D. Clark and Wayne Cunningham. The Commission approved the Department of Human Services financial report for February as presented by Chief Financial Officer Phil Motely. Fiscal Year 2201 operational revenues continue to perform very close to expectations through February. Coupled with known and measurable receivables, current receipts are only 4.1 percent less than the revenue budget. The aggregate expenditures with documented encumbrances are 6.0 percent under budget through the same period.
All divisions remain within their respective budgets.
The Medical Program in the Division of Children and Family Services, and the collective Medicaid Programs in Developmental Disabilities Services Division, is the only major program, which now reflect over budget. The two are 41.8 percent and 2.7 percent over budget, respectively, through February. New adoption placements continue a very aggressive pace with 105 new placements in February. As expected, children in Foster Care rose slightly in the past month. The increase of 103 children in placement at the end of the month over January is the biggest increase since July.