[00:00:02] MIKE. OH, YOUR HOT MIC. HOT MIC. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. MIKE, DO WE [a. 2025-0957 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE:     APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF LAW, AND STEPHEN W. HAGGAS, ESQ.  ] NEED TO TAKE ATTENDANCE OR. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO ON TO OUR FIRST DOCKET. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DOCKETS TONIGHT, SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD ONE FOR MARY. SAYS WHENEVER I'M MISSING, SHE GETS 20 DOCKETS IF I'M AWAY. AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU MUST KEEP PRETTY GOOD TRACK OF THIS. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN EASY MONTH. ALRIGHT. FIRST DOCKET IS 0957. I DON'T KNOW, CAN WE LOWER? LOWER IT. TURN IT DOWN. I'LL TALK QUIETER. 0957 APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEGAL SERVICES AND ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT OF LAW. AND STEPHEN, I GUESS AS I UNDERSTAND HAGGIS. HAGGIS. AND IT WOULD BE AMANDA. BUT DO WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT'S HERE, I THINK. COLIN. OH, ANDREW. THIS IS ACTUALLY ANDREW. YOU'RE UP. WAS IT? SO THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND STEPHEN HAGGIS. GO AHEAD. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS JUST A AN AGREEMENT. IT'S $100,000 TO RETAIN MR. HAGGIS, TO DO SUPPORT PROCEEDINGS TO THE SUPPORT COURT. YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, ANYONE WHO RECEIVES PUBLIC SERVICES. THE COUNTY HAS AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY PAY THEIR CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS, BECAUSE THAT GOES TO THE COUNTY FISC. SO HE'D BE FILLING IN FOR ONE OF THOSE SUPPORT COURT ROLES. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? IS THERE ANY GO AHEAD. NO. THIS IS THIS IS A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AS AN ATTORNEY. SO HE'S JUST PROVIDING IT ON A CONSULTING BASIS. WE DO HAVE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE FOURTH FLOOR COUNTY ATTORNEYS PLUS SORRY, I'M GOING TO LIFT IT LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO HURT MY BACK. YOU KNOW, WE EVERY ONE OF THE ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEYS RIGHT NOW IS PERFORMING SOME SUPPORT COURT WORK IN THE SUPPORT COURT, BECAUSE WE'RE SO DOWN ON ATTORNEYS DOWNSTAIRS. SO, YOU KNOW, TO SAW THE 10TH FLOOR ATTORNEYS ARE DOING A DAY A WEEK. THEN WE HAVE THE FOURTH FLOOR ATTORNEYS ALSO DOING SUPPORT MAGISTRATE WORK. SO IT REALLY IS A GREAT HELP TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON A CONTRACT BASIS WHO CAN AT LEAST COVER ONE OF THE APPEARANCES. AND HAGGIS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A REALLY GOOD ASSET TO OUR OFFICE. OKAY, JEFF, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS GOING TO ASK HIM. HE'S TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. YES. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? HIS WIFE THREE TIMES A WEEK. I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT. SO THAT'S A THAT'S THAT'S GOOD. HE KEEPS A NEAT LAWN. THAT'S ALL THE REASON I NEED. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. GOOD. SO WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE'LL GO TO THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, ANDREW. [b. 2024-1050 – DFCS RE:     APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, INC.  ] YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE 2024 1050 APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED COUNTIES, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, INC. IS IT GOING TO BE MIKE? OKAY, COME ON UP, SIR. GIVE US THE INFORMATION ON THIS ONE. WOULD YOU JUST KIND OF CONTRACT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IS FOR CERTIFICATION. TRAINING OF FAMILY TYPE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. SO THEY ARE FUNDED UNDER THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN SERVICES. ACTUALLY, LAST MONTH, THE GRANT WOOD FAMILY SERVICES CAME BEFORE THE. THAT SUPPORTS THE 100% STATE FUNDED. PERFECT. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR MIKE, DO YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF DAYCARE PROVIDERS? NO. ALWAYS RECRUITING. YEAH. INTERESTED IN CHILDCARE, COUNCIL, CHILDCARE? COUNCIL WORKS WITH US DILIGENTLY TO RECRUIT THE. PROVIDERS. SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A WAITLIST FOR ABOUT THERE. I'M SURE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE HEARING? NONE WILL TAKE THIS TO THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AND I RECEIVED ONE LATE DOCKET, ONE MORE DOCKET FROM THE HEALTH [c. 2025-1278 – MENTAL HEALTH RE:     APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE CITY OF UTICA, THROUGH ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT  ] MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT'S DOCKET TWO. 0241278. IT WOULD BE IN YOUR NEW PACKET YOU JUST RECEIVED. SO IT MIGHT BE AT YOUR DESK. IS IT YOUR PACKET YOU JUST RECEIVED? IT IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ONEIDA COUNTY AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE CITY OF UTICA, THROUGH ITS UTICA POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO YOU GO AHEAD. YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THIS ONE? SURE. SO THIS. SO THIS IS WHERE THE CRT, WHICH IS THE REPORTING VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS SHARED THIS POSITION. DURING OUR DAY. AND EVENING SHIFT. WE'RE ONLY COVERING THE COST OF THE OFFICERS, NOT SOCIAL WORKERS THAT GO WITH THEM. THE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE HIRED WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME. AND YOU CAN SEE ALSO IS PROVIDING US WITH A DATA DASHBOARD FOR ALL. ALL THE [00:05:05] RESPONSES TO THE CRT. AND THE OFFICERS ARE TRAINED ON DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES SPECIFICALLY FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION. AND THEY FOLLOW UP ON ALL OF OUR MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. 901 CALLS WITH THE GOAL TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE CRISIS. OH THANK YOU. YEAH. AND SO THEY WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR DEPARTMENT. WE DO CON CASE CONFERENCES ON THEM WITH ANY DIFFICULT INDIVIDUALS OR REPEAT INDIVIDUALS WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND ADDITIONALLY WITH THIS, WE HAVE OFFICER VOLLMER, WHO ATTENDS AS A MEMBER FOR OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD, AND SHE'S ALSO ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS FOR OUR MENTAL HYGIENE COMMITTEE. AND THEY ADDITIONALLY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH CHUBBS. THE RESCUE MISSION DROP IN CENTER. MVFC I CAN HELIO AND OBVIOUSLY THE WIN HOSPITAL. GREAT. SO THIS IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE OPIATE SETTLEMENT. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. YES. ANY QUESTIONS FROM WITHIN THE COMMITTEE HERE? I DON'T SEE ANY. OH, WE'LL GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GO AHEAD. AMY. MIKE'S GOING TO STAY. MIKE. ABSTAIN. ALRIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DOCKETS, SO WE'LL TAKE A MOTION * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.