Referred to:  The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Collins, Donaldson, Haynes, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes, offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Office for the Aging (“OFA”); and

WHEREAS, OFA provides case management services to Ulster County senior citizens with physical and financial need; and

WHEREAS, case management services include the Expanded In-Home Services to the Elderly Program (“EISEP”), a uniform program of case management, non-medical in-home services, and non-institutional respite and ancillary services; and

WHEREAS, OFA was awarded an Unmet Need Grant by the New York State Office for the Aging (“NYSOFA”), which provides funding for the creation of a new full time Case Manager position; and

WHEREAS, the grant covers 100% of the annual salary ($48,616) and 100% fringe ($28,212), and this funding will be recurring within the New York State five-year financial plan; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Personnel Officer has reviewed the request and has deemed the classification of Case Manager as CSEA – grade 14, and allocates as such to the competitive class of the classified civil service pending the approval of the Ulster County Legislature; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2019 Ulster County budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                CREATE                                                       AMOUNT

6772-TBD                             Case Manager                                               $48,616.00*

                                                Grade 14 (Full Time)

                                                *Annual Salary                                                        

                                                Annual Benefits        $28,212

                                                (Effective August 1, 2019)

                                                (Salary to year end $19,186)

                                                (Benefits to year end $11,134)

     INCREASE                                   AMOUNT

AA.6772.2865-3300.3772       State Aid Programs for Aging         $136,390.00

(Rev.#)

AA.6772.2865-1300.1300       Regular Pay                                       $  19,186.00

(Appr. #)

AA.6772.2865-4300.4450       Personal Care Aides                       $106,070.00

AA.6772.2865-8020.8035       Health Insurance Hospital              $  11,134.00

                                                     & Medical