Item B: City Response to Lane County Budget Crisis

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Potential City of Eugene Responses to Lane County FY 08-09 Proposed Budget ATTACHMENT A One-Time Recommended Gap Service Area Reductions/Eliminations Urban/Rural Impacts Funding, if Eugene Responds ? 1 in 3 women referred for services is able to be served. At the reduced level, only 1 in 5 women would be served. ?300 fewer high-risk pregnant women, teens, Services for High Risk Pregnant ?Services outside of metro area would be and medically fragile infants/children served Women and Infants significantly reduced. each year. ?Eliminate Oregon Health Plan application assistance for 650 low-income pregnant women. ?Eugene/Springfield is open daily and has a current wait list of 194 clients. It would see a Women, Infants and Children service reduction of 1,674 clients per month. Services (WIC) ?Clinics in the rural areas would not be Provides health assessments, nutrition ?At the reduced level, 1,674 fewer clients reduced. counseling and classes, and food would be served. Florence is open once per month/waiting list vouchers to 7,706 clients per month. of 25 clients. Cottage Grove is open twice per month/waiting list of 14 clients. Oakridge is open once every three months/waiting list of 2 clients. ? Mental Health is able to mitigate some of About 49% of mental health clients live in the impact of its General Fund reduction for Eugene, and 26% in Springfield. 2008-09 by using a combination of one-time contingency funds, increased revenue Mental Health Services projections through the Community Health Center, and an increase in State Mental Health funds. There would be reduced funding to subcontractors who serve approx. 1,300 indigent, severe and persistently mentally ill adults. Includes approx. 25 clients in Florence and 150 clients in Cottage Grove. May 6, 2008 3