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Program and Budget Review Questionnaire Fiscal Year 1997-98 (FY98) From: Office of the Corporation Counsel A. Programs 1. Identify new goals and objectives reflected in your FY98 budget and the rationale and authority for implementation. Admin.-The goals of the Corporation Counsel are: 1. To reduce expenditures for claims and judgements against the county 2. To assist line departments to provide efficient governmental services, that will withstand legal challenge. FSD-To continue to establish paternity and child support in a timely manner. To improve collection of delinquent child support payments in complex cases. Rationale and authority for implementation are the following: The Cooperative Agreement with the State of Hawaii, Child Support Enforcement Agency, Chapters 576(D), 571, 584, 576, and 580 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Federal law and 45 CFR 300 et. Seq. 2. Identify goals and objectives that are to be discontinued in FY98 and the rationale far termination. No discontinuance of goals for both Administration and Family Support Divisions. 3. Identify programs or divisions (if appropriate) with significant (>10"/0) budget increases or decreases from the current year and the rationale for change in FY98. What impact do you expect these changes to have on services provided? Admin.-Budget decrease to the Special Counsel account is in anticipation of fewer needs for Special Counsel. No impact to services is expected. FSD-Decrease in genetic testing is due to anticipation of the state will be paying majority of the testing invoices. No impact to services is expected. 4. Breakdown your department budget by division (if appropriate) and funding source (federal, state, county, other). List programs or services provided under each. The Administration Division is strictly funded through the County of Hawaii general fund. The Family Support Division is a State of Hawaii program funded through the Attorney General's Office.