Child Support Services
Overview
Mission Statement
To enhance the lives of the families we serve by providing quality child support services in a courteous, respectful, fair, and professional manner.
Department Overview
Child Support Services works with parents and guardians to ensure children and families receive court-ordered financial and medical support. Services include locating a parent; establishing paternity; establishing, modifying and enforcing a court order for child support; and establishing, modifying and enforcing an order for health coverage. Since 2002, the counties of Santa Cruz and San Benito have operated a regional department of Child Support Services, with Santa Cruz acting as the lead agency.
Budget Summary
Department Budget Overview
Budget Summary of Changes
The Child Support Services budget is status quo and includes negotiated increases for salary and benefits while unfunding 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) vacant Child Support Specialist II to balance the negotiated increases. It maintains 30.0 funded FTE positions that provide public-facing child support services to County residents.
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Department Services and Objectives
Footnotes
1 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Allowed Budget
2 – General Fund Contribution is the share of General County Revenues (primarily property tax and other local taxes) allocated to each department. Other funds that contribute to this budget are shown on the Budget Details page.
3 – Indicates change from FY 2021-22 Adjusted Funded Positions (including Board-approved mid-year changes as of April 1, 2022).
Budget Details
The charts below show department expenditures and revenues by division and service. Click on the pie charts to drill down for more detail. Complete detail can be found on the County's Transparency Portal.
Expenses by Service
Expenses and Revenues over time
Personnel Details
The chart below provides the department personnel detail by division, service, and classification.