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 (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Haynes, Maio, Parete, 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 at the request of 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 2020-2021 Federal Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) program is available in the amount of $15,195.00; 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 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021; 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 Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the MIPPA Application, with required assurances, and any amendments, for the term beginning September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2021; 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 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021, 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:

$15,195.00 – ADDITIONAL 2021 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS