Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Human Rights 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, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chairman of the Health, Human Services and Human Rights 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 Department of Health (DOH); and

          WHEREAS, Public Health Law §1377 requires that all property owners of homes built prior to 1980 with two or more units register their property through a rental registry and have a lead safety inspection conducted, and is the local health department’s responsibility to complete, or ensure completion of, all components of PHL §1377; and

WHEREAS, the NYS Department of Health intends to award the Ulster County Department of Health a five-year contract (C39934) for the Lead Rental Registry program; and

WHEREAS, it is anticipated an annual award in the amount of $558,200.00 for the contract term 4/1/24-3/31/29; and

          WHEREAS, the original 2025 Budget contained (2) Public Health Technicians and an expectation that the City of Kingston would be assisting in the program; and

WHEREAS,  it has since been determined that Kingston will be taking a lesser role, requiring Ulster County Department of Health to add an additional Public Health Technician, a position that is 100% grant reimbursable; and

          WHEREAS, in order to reflect the creation of this position an amendment of the 2025 budget is necessary; now, and therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the position of Public Health Technician is created and the 2025 Budget is hereby amended as follows: 

CREATE

and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Operating Budget is hereby amended as follows: 

and, be it further 

RESOLVED, if funding for this program is eliminated, the Commissioner of Finance shall, immediately upon discovery, send written notification to the Clerk of the Legislature, and the relevant Department Head shall attend the next regular meeting of the Ways and Means Committee to assist the Committee in review and evaluation for determination of the position’s continuance; and, be it further

RESOLVED, if no new funding source can be identified, this position will sunset when funding is no longer available, unless determined otherwise by the Ulster County Legislature,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:             

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Human Rights on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$33,611.00 - BUDGETED 2025 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$33,611.00 - BUDGETED 2025 GENERAL FUND STATE   REVENUE

                    DOLLARS 

$  5,027.00 - INCREASE TO 2025 HEALTH INSURANCE FUND

                    APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$  5,027.00 - INCREASE TO 2025 INTERFUND REVENUES