Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Parete, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Deputy Chair Thomas Corcoran, 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 (NYSOFA) has notified Ulster County that funding for the 2019-2020 Federal Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) program is available in the amount of $15,758.00; and

          WHEREAS, the goal of the MIPPA 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 preventative and wellness services; and

          WHEREAS, the term for the MIPPA program year is September 30, 2019 through September 29, 2020; 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, the Director of the County’s Office for the Aging requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the MIPPA Application, with required assurances, and any amendments, for the term beginning September 30, 2019 and ending September 29, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the Director of the County’s Office for the Aging requests that

the 2020 Ulster County Budget be amended in order to utilize the MIPPA funding;

now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair 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 MIPPA program, for the term beginning September 29, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020, 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:                   NOES:         

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$15,758.00 – 2020 ADDITIONAL REVENUE