Referred to: The Public Health and Social Services Committee (Chairman Lopez and

Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Litts and Provenzano), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius,

Maio, Maloney and Richard Parete)

Legislator John Parete and Legislators David B. Donaldson, Carl Belfiglio, and Mary

Wawro offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature is in receipt and has reviewed the

report of the Ulster County Coalition Against Narcotics; and

WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that heroin and opiate addiction and the

resulting overdoses are significant public health issues; and

WHEREAS, our community has lost far too many citizens due to this issue;

and

WHEREAS, after a great deal of painstaking detailed and vigorous study the

Ulster County Coalition Against Narcotics has made specific recommendations; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Coalition Against Narcotics has identified that

there is an insufficient availability of the Ulster County Methadone Maintenance

treatment program and that the insufficient availability acts as an obstacle to

encourage residents seeking and maintaining the recovery from Substances Abuse

Disorders; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Health Department has reported an increased

opiate addiction leading to an increased use of outpatient substance abuse services

and a resulting waiting list from Methadone Outpatient Substance services; now,

therefore be it

RESOLVED, it is the policy of Ulster County to provide Methadone

Treatment Services seven (7) days per week; and be it further

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature calls upon the Ulster County

Department of Health to evaluate possible actions that will expand the current

Methadone Maintenance treatment program and/or reduce the number of patients on

the Methadone treatment wait list, and report any recommendations or program

updates to the Public Health and Social Services Committee within 120 days,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Public Health and Social Services on October 5, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 14, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$16,600.00 - APPROXIMATE YEARLY INCREASE TO CURRENT CONTRACT

WITH HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITAL BROADWAY CAMPUS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 20th Day of October in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 22nd Day of

October in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

22nd Day of October, 2015. 28

th Day of October, 2015.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature