The Social Services Agency (SSA), operating under the policy direction of the Board of Supervisors and the California Departments of Social Services and Health Services, is responsible for planning, implementing, and operating many of the social services programs provided by the County of Orange. A picture of the magnitude of the Agency is reflected by the following statistics:
Employees
3,837
Annual budget
$741,062,035
The total budget for the County of Orange for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is $5.6 billion of which $741,062,035 is for the Social Services Agency's operations and assistance budgets.
SSA Share of County Budget
SSA Operations Budget
Salaries and Benefits
299,820,945
Services and Supplies
129,292,724
Other Charges
19,523,164
Capital Assets
3,380,763
Other Financing Uses
653,345
Intrafund Transfers
(2,059,123)
Total Operations Appropriations
$450,611,818
Total Operations Revenue
439,418,398
Operations Net County Cost
11,193,420
Assistance Payments Budgets
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
37,659,800
CalWORKs FG/U
131,060,844
Foster Care
118,225,229
Refugee
346,608
General Relief
3,157,736
Total Assistance Appropriations
$290,450,217
Total Assistance Revenue
253,074,388
Assistance Net County Cost
37,375,829
Total Operations and Assistance Appropriations
$741,062,035
Facilities Development and Maintenance Budget
Facilities Development Appropriations
2,858,803
$2,858,803
Facilities Development Revenue
(2,858,803)
Facilities Development Net County Cost
0
Total Operations, Assistance, & Facilities Appropriations
$743,920,838
Fiduciary Responsibility
Food Stamps Authorized/Issued
358,525,872
IHSS Payments
141,664,442
Medi-Cal Benefits
1,283,647,570
Medical Services Initiative
89,444,683
SSA Donations & Fees
1,915,469
SSA Wraparound
43,682,465
SA Regional Center Lease Conveyance
1,053,634
IHSS Public Authority
1,093,349
Total Fiduciary Responsibility
$1,921,027,484
Total Financial Responsibility
TOTAL 2012-2013 Budget Authorized by the Board of Supervisors