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Child Support Services
Steven J. Golightly, Director
Child Support Services Budget Summary
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET SUMMARY
Mission Statement
The mission of the Child Support Services Department (CSSD)
is to improve the quality of life for children and families of
Los Angeles County by providing timely, accurate, and
responsive child support services.
2011-12 Budget Message
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects $166.2 million in
gross appropriation and the deletion of 122.0 budgeted vacant
positions. This budget reflects a decrease of $6.6 million in
gross appropriation to offset unavoidable employee benefit
increases and reductions in available funding. This is the ninth
consecutive year that CSSD receives a flat baseline
administrative cost allocation from the California Department
of Child Support Services (DCSS). The budget also assumes a
flat funding allocation for the Electronic Data Processing (EDP)
budget. The continued flat funding allocation from the State
has caused a structural deficit within the Department. As part
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
Budget Summaries
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 CHANGE FROM
CLASSIFICATION ACTUAL ESTIMATED BUDGET REQUESTED RECOMMENDED BUDGET
FINANCING USES
SALARIES & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 144,320,936.58 $ 143,748,000 $ 145,738,000 $ 144,256,000 $ 144,256,000 $ (1,482,000)
SERVICES & SUPPLIES 21,995,057.80 21,942,000 24,160,000 19,526,000 19,526,000 (4,634,000)
OTHER CHARGES 2,244,466.35 2,515,000 2,877,000 2,336,000 2,336,000 (541,000)
CAPITAL ASSETS - EQUIPMENT 182,433.04 0 0 54,000 54,000 54,000
GROSS TOTAL $ 168,742,893.77 $ 168,205,000 $ 172,775,000 $ 166,172,000 $ 166,172,000 $ (6,603,000)
INTRAFUND TRANSFERS (100,199.11) (125,000) (125,000) (106,000) (106,000) 19,000
NET TOTAL $ 168,642,694.66 $ 168,080,000 $ 172,650,000 $ 166,066,000 $ 166,066,000 $ (6,584,000)
REVENUE 168,587,947.70 167,437,000 171,833,000 166,043,000 166,043,000 (5,790,000)
NET COUNTY COST $ 54,746.96 $ 643,000 $ 817,000 $ 23,000 $ 23,000 $ (794,000)
BUDGETED POSITIONS 1,797.0 1,796.0 1,796.0 1,674.0 1,674.0 (122.0)
FUND FUNCTION ACTIVITY
GENERAL FUND PUBLIC PROTECTION JUDICIAL
of the continued effort to align expenditures with allocations,
the Department developed an attrition plan which began in
fiscal year (FY) 2010-11. The Recommended Budget deletes all
vacant positions, continues a hard-hiring freeze, and provides
significant reductions in services and supplies expenditures
and other charges.
The budget also reflects the elimination of one-time State
Health Insurance Incentive Funds for the medical support
program which identified and matched non-custodial parents
with health care benefit coverage for their children on public
assistance. The budget eliminates one-time funding for the
pilot imaging project commenced in August 2007 and
scheduled for completion in June 2011 to image and archive
documents in child support cases. The budget eliminates
one-time funding for the joint project with the Public Defender
to extend child support services to incarcerated parents and
the District Attorney to bring the most egregious child support
evaders to justice. The budget also eliminates the
Department’s reliance on one-time trust fund dollars.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 13.1 County of Los Angeles