Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Collins, Delaune, Eckert, Haynes,

Wawro and Woltman), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine

and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee, David B. Donaldson, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes, offer the

following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Ulster County Office for the Aging; and

 WHEREAS, the New York State Office for the Aging has notified Ulster

County that funding for the 2017-2018 Medicare Improvements for Patients and

Providers Act (MIPPA) program is available in the amount of $15,476; and

 WHEREAS, the goal of the program is for outreach and assistance with

Medicare Part D beneficiaries in rural areas, and for activities related to the

promotion and distribution of information on Medicare preventive and wellness

services; and

 WHEREAS, the term for the MIPPA program year is September 30, 2017

through September 29, 2018; and

 WHEREAS, if the County’s application is approved, the funds will be used to

reimburse the County for MIPPA expenditures incurred by the Ulster County Office

for the Aging, including: salaries, benefits, and contractual costs; and,

 WHEREAS, reimbursement for County expenditures will be available after

submission by the County and approval by the New York State Office for the Aging

of an application, standard assurances, program narratives and program budget; and

WHEREAS, the Director of the Office for the Aging requests the Chairman of

the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the Medicare Improvements

for Patients and Providers Act Application, with required assurances, and any

amendments thereto; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute the application with required assurances, and any amendments

thereto, with the New York State Office for the Aging for the Medicare

Improvements for Patients and Providers Act program, for the term beginning

September 30, 2017 through September 29, 2018 in the form as filed with the Clerk

of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County

Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

March 12, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 13, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$15,476.00 – POTENTIAL 2018 REVENUE DOLLARS 

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 March in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 21st Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|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 March, 2018. 29th Day of March, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature