Chairman Martin P. Kelly has called a meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee for 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in the Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda, New York. Items on the agenda, at this time, are as follows:

1.  DISCUSSION

 A. Privilege of Committee Chair, Committee Members & Legislators to discuss items of interest, etc., regarding departments governed by this Committee 

2. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO SIGN STATE APPROVED CHILD CARE FACILITIES AGREEMENTS (SOCIAL SERVICES)

        3.  RESOLUTION AMENDING 2018 OPERATING BUDGET – PHEP GRANT CARRY OVER FUNDS (PUBLIC HEALTH)

4.  RESOLUTION AMENDING 2018 OPERATING BUDGET – CARRY-OVER GRANT FUNDS - RABIES (PUBLIC HEALTH)

5.  RESOLUTION AMENDING 2018 OPERATING BUDGET – NYSDOH 2017 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARD (PUBLIC HEALTH)

6.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH HOME TOWN HEALTH – SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASE SERVICES (PUBLIC HEALTH)

7.  RESOLUTION AMENDING 2018 OPERATING BUDGET – IAP GRANT CARRY-OVER FUNDS (PUBLIC HEALTH)

8.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO SIGN CONTRACTS FOR PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES  (MENTAL HEALTH)

9.  OTHER

RESOLUTION NO. 71 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) requires counties to enter into contract with state approved child care facilities that provide services to our foster care, and/or behavioral children of the county; and

WHEREAS, these facilities are regulated by OCFS, and the per diem rates for these facilities are also established by OCFS; and

RESOLVED, the facilities that are used in Montgomery County are as follows:

• Astor Services for Children & Families
• Berkshire Farm Center
• Children's Home of Kingston
• Children's Home of Jefferson County
• Children's Home of Wyoming Conference
• Devereux Foundation
• Elmcrest Children's Center
• Hillside Family of Agencies
• House of the Good Shepherd
• Kaydeross Group Home
• LaSalle School
• Mountain Lake Children's Residence
• Northeast Parent & Child Society
• Parson's Child & Family Center
• St. Anne's Institute
• St. Catherine's
• The Charlton School
• The William George Agency
• Vanderheyden Hall

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature, after review and approval by the County Attorney, hereby authorizes and directs the County Executive to sign, and execute prospective contract documents for a term of June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 entered into between the County and OCFS-approved agencies providing services to county children in need of foster care and/or behavioral services at the rates established by OCFS.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 72 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the Montgomery County Legislature accepted Public Health Emergency Preparedness Funds (PHEP) Grant funds per Resolution 114 of 2016; and

WHEREAS, the 2017-18 PHEP Grant funds, for the period July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018,  were appropriated in the 2017 Public Health budget; and 

WHEREAS, there are unexpended 2017-18 PHEP Grant funds available for carry-over to the 2018 Public Health budget. 

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes and directs the County Treasurer to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 73 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the Montgomery County Public Health Department has been awarded Rabies Program grant funding in the amount of $17,786.00 for the period April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2019; and 

WHEREAS, there are unexpended 2017-18 Rabies Grant funds available for carry-over to the 2018 Public Health budget; 

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes and directs the County Treasurer to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 74 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the Montgomery County Public Health Department participated in the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Local Health Department Performance Incentive Initiative focused on timeliness and completeness of chronic disease reports and investigations in 2017; and

WHEREAS, the Montgomery County Public Health Department maintained exceptional timeliness and completeness of disease reports and investigations during the performance period; and 

WHEREAS, the NYSDOH has awarded the Montgomery County Public Health Department incentive funding in the amount of $5000 based on the achieved performance. 

RESOLVED,  that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes and directs the County Treasurer to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 75 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, Article 23 of Public Health Law section 2304 mandates the County to provide adequate facilities for the free diagnosis and treatment of persons living within its jurisdiction who are suspected of being infected or are infected with a sexually transmissible disease; and

WHEREAS, Home Town Health has agreed to provide said professional services to said population, and 

WHEREAS, the Public Health Director has recommended a 5-year contract for Sexual Transmissible Disease Services. 

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes acceptance of the Hometown Health Sexually Transmissible Disease Services contract; and 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Executive, following review and approval by the County Attorney, hereby is authorized to sign said contract; and 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this contract may be renewed without further action of the Montgomery County Legislature contingent upon the terms therein remain substantially the same and that funds are allocated in the subsequent budgets.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 76 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, the Montgomery County Legislature accepted Immunization Action Plan (IAP) Grant funds per Resolution  of 16 of 2015; and

WHEREAS, the 2017-18 IAP Grant funds, for the period April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018,  were appropriated in the 2017 Public Health budget; and 

WHEREAS, there are unexpended 2017-18 IAP Grant funds available for carry-over to the 2018 Public Health budget. 

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature hereby authorizes and directs the County Treasurer to amend the 2018 Operating Budget as follows:

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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RESOLUTION NO. 77 of 2018 DATED: March 27, 2018 RECOMMENDATION:

WHEREAS, Section 41.05 of the Mental Hygiene Laws of the State of New York requires that each local government establish a local government unit to plan for and administer mental health, mental retardation, alcoholism and substance abuse services, and 

WHEREAS, Section 41.13(2)6. provides the authority for the local government unit to enter into contracts with local services providers to implement the local services plan for mental health, mental retardation, alcoholism and substance abuse services, 

RESOLVED, that the County Executive upon review and approval of the County Attorney is authorized to sign and execute any and all prospective agreement documents entered into between the County and agencies providing mental health, mental retardation, alcoholism and substance abuse services for calendar year January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 as listed below: 

1)   St. Mary’s Healthcare Community Mental Health and Alcoholism Center for community mental health services, not to exceed                   $ 1,999,000 

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(9). (3/27/2018)

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