Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chairman Uchitelle and Legislators Collins, Corcoran, Harmon, Kitchen, Lopez, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)

Chairman of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Abe Uchitelle, and Deputy Chair Craig V. Lopez offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County Department of Mental Health; and

          WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Mental Health has received notification from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) for increased cumulative funding for Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA), Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI), and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) resulting in total 2024 State Aid as per the 2024 New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) State Aid letter dated December 13, 2023; and 

          WHEREAS, to reflect the increased funding, an amendment of the 2024 budget is necessary to increase the approved operating budget; and

          WHEREAS, there is no increase in County Contribution as a result of these modifications; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2024 Ulster County Operating Budget is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                              AMOUNT            

AA-4322-2320-4600-4660           Other Misc Contractual                $281,391.00

(App.#)

AA-4322-2320-3300-3490            State Aid, Mental Health               $281,391.00

(Rev.#),

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 ____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$281,391.00 - ADDITIONAL 2024 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$281,391.00 - ADDITIONAL 2024 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS