Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chair Walter and Legislators Corcoran, Erner, Lopez, Nolan, Petit, and Uchitelle), The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter), and The Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee (Chairman Heppner and Legislators Gavaris, Levine, Roberts, and Ronk)

Chair of the Legislature, Tracey A. Bartels, offers the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Health (DOH); and

WHEREAS, the Deputy Medical Examiner (Medicolegal Investigation) will be responsible for overseeing the 24/7 independent investigations of death in Ulster County which occurred without medical attendance or which resulted from accidental, suicidal, criminal, suspicious or undetermined causes; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Health requests the 2022 Ulster County Budget be amended to include an additional Deputy Medical Examiner (Medicolegal Investigation) position; and

WHEREAS, DOH currently has positions for  (1) full-time Medical Examiner, (2) part-time Deputy Medical Examiner and (1) full-time Deputy Medical Examiner (Medicolegal Investigation); and 

WHEREAS, in order to reflect this, an amendment of the 2022 budget is necessary; now, therefore be it 

RESOLVED, that the 2022 County Budget is hereby amended as follows:

CREATE

POSITION #TITLEAMOUNT

1185-1010Deputy Medical Examiner*$  71,053.00

(Medicolegal Investigator)

(Full-Time)

*Annual Salary

Annual Benefits ($33,487)

Effective March 3, 2022

(Salary to year end $59,302)

INCREASEAMOUNT

AA-1185-1061-1300-1300Regular Pay$  59,302.00

(App. #)

AA-1185-1061-8000-8000Retirement$  16,030.00

(App.#)$    8,846.00

AA-1185-1061-8010-8010Social Security$    4,537.00

(App.#)

AA-1185-1061-8020-8035Health Insurance$    8,846.00

(App.#)$  16,030.00

DECREASEAMOUNT

AA-0917-3205Unassigned Fund Balance$ 88,715.00

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:               

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Housing on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

Passed Committee: Laws, Rules and Government Services on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT: 

$88,715.00 – ADDITIONAL 2022 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$88,715.00 -  DECREASE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE