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          SAID. I MAY LEAVE IN A MOMENT. ARE WE ALL HERE FROM. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE. DOCKET 2851 IS 
          [a. 2026-2851 – DFCS DEPARTMENT HEAD –  ROMANO RE:     APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND TOWNSQUARE MEDIA OF UTICA/ROME, INC.]
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSQUARE MEDIA. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SEEKS APPROVAL OF A 600,000 AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, A FEW TO COBRAM FOR MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO SUPPORT COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION INITIATIVES. THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT, MEDIA STRATEGY AND PLACEMENT, CREATIVE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THE TERM IS MARCH 10TH, DECEMBER 31ST. THE COST BREAKDOWN IS. 
          FEDERAL SHARES 260,520, OR 43.4%. STATE 137 280 422.8 8% AND COUNTY 103,200 OR 33.7%. 
          THIS AGREEMENT IS A RESULT OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND THE. I SEE MIKE IS HERE. MIKE, WOULD YOU DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD OR. MAINLY THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE IN THREE FOCUSED AREAS. FIRST ONE IS IS STAFF RECRUITMENT. TOWN SQUARE HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEES AND APPLICATIONS. 
          SECOND ONE IS FOR RECRUITMENT OF FOSTER KINSHIP FOSTER CARE HOMES. AND THE THIRD ONE IS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT'S REQUIRED UNDER SEVERAL PROGRAMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MIKE? SAY THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB DOING IT. I MEAN DO YOU HAVE NUMBERS. BACK THAT UP. LIKE AN X NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THESE COMMERCIAL. FOSTER WE ADDED TO OUR FOSTER FAMILY? YEAH. FOSTER. YEAH. SO OVER LIKE A TWO YEAR PERIOD, TOWN SQUARE CAMPAIGNS HAVE ACTUALLY SOLICITED OVER 3500 APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT. OBVIOUSLY, SOME, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T MAKE IT OR SOME WERE ELIGIBLE, BUT THEY HAVE PRODUCED, YOU KNOW, USING VARIOUS MECHANISMS OF MEDIA FOR APPLICATIONS AND RECRUITMENT, FOSTER CARE. THEY'VE HELPED US MAKE FOSTER FAMILIES. I BELIEVE AROUND 40 RESPONSES TO SOME OF THE ADS THAT WERE THAT WERE RUN. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT'S CARRIED. AND WE HAVE FAMILY AND 
          [b. 2026-2893 –  DFCS DEPARTMENT HEAD –  ROMANO RE:     APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ROME ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION, LTD.]
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ROME. ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ROME ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION LIMITED. 
          FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THROUGH A CONNECTED COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE BLENDED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES THROUGH HUBS CONCENTRATED IN THE RURAL AREAS OF CAMDEN AND BLOOMFIELD, IN COLLABORATION WITH CAMDEN AND ADIRONDACK SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS AFFECTING YOUTH, FAMILIES AND OLDER ADULTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, FOOD INSECURITY AND RESOURCE AND SERVICE ACCESS CHALLENGES. 
          SERVICES OFFERED WILL INCLUDE PROVISION OF TANGIBLE GOODS AND LINKAGES TO CRITICAL SERVICES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO UNMET NEEDS. THESE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MEALS, SNACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLOTHES, REFERRAL TO HEALTH, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, ACCESS AND BENEFITS, BILL PAYING SUPPORT AND TRANSPORTATION. TERM IS JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029, WITH A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $932,955 AND A LOCAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $155,057.12. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THIS? MAINLY, THIS WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND THE 
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CONNECTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL INTO TWO ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS, BEING THE ADIRONDACK AND AND THE CAMDEN DISTRICTS, PRIMARILY FOR ASSISTANCE IN CAMDEN AND THE FORESTPORT BOONVILLE AREA. I THINK THE UNIQUE PART OF THIS IS THAT IT WILL BE AN INTERGENERATIONAL MODEL, SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TARGET SOME UNDERSERVED OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES THAT WE NORMALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SO WITH THE WITH THE BASIC CONNECTED MODEL. WILL THEY SET UP OFFICES OUT THERE OR MORE SO THEY WILL USE THEY WILL SET UP FOCAL POINTS, SO THEY WILL BE IN AND OUT OF THOSE DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, MINGLING OR CONNECTING WITH THE FAMILIES. THEY WILL PROBABLY THEY WILL HAVE SOME SCHEDULED OUTREACH EVENTS, DISTRIBUTIONS OF SO HOW MANY FAMILIES OR CHILDREN ARE YOU PLANNING ON OUTREACHING TO FOR THIS COST? I MEAN, FOR THE COST 100, I MEAN, HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND FAMILIES. 
          I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT AMOUNT, BUT IT WILL SERVE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SENIORS. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [c. 2026-3112 – MENTAL HEALTH  DEPARTMENT HEAD – THOMPSON RE:     APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY, INC., DBA UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS  ]
OPPOSED? CARRY. MENTAL HEALTH AGREEMENT WITH UPSTATE HEARING PARTNERS. MENTAL HEALTH SEEKS APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT. UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY INCORPORATED DOING BUSINESS AS UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES FOR THE TERM OF JUNE 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. THE ECP WILL PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS AND THEIR COLLATERALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE AND ABILITY TO PAY, WITH THE PURPOSE OF RESPONSE, INTERVENTION, STABILIZATION, AND REFERRAL LINKAGES TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND SERVICES WILL MAINTAIN PROPER STAFFING COMPOSITION TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE SERVICES OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE TOTAL COST WILL NOT EXCEED 1,900,000 UNLESS STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH INCREASES FUNDING FOR THESE SERVICES DURING THE TERM. THE SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED 100% BY STATE FUNDING. AGENCY WAS SELECTED FOLLOWING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES. COREY HARRISON HERE ON BEHALF OF ASHLEY THOMPSON. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? JUST THAT IN THE FIRST MONTH THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING, WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN AN INCREASE IN THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THE SERVICE MODEL VIA RESPONSES IN PERSON. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. STATES CONTINUOUSLY HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF LICENSED STAFF AND APPROPRIATE STAFF COMPOSITION TO CARRY OUT AN OBJECTIVE 24 HOURS A DAY. DO YOU HAVE LIKE A NUMBER? BUT NOT A NUMBER? I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE? YEP. SO THE STAFFING MODEL OUTLINES THE MINIMUM EXPECTATIONS. CURRENTLY, THEY HAVE NO FEWER THAN TWO LICENSED STAFF ON AT ALL TIMES WITH ADDITIONAL STAFF, WHICH INCLUDE CASE ACTS AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WHO CAN FLY CALLS AS WELL AS GO IN PERSON. SO THEY'RE TYPICALLY STAFFING FOUR PEOPLE PER SHIFT. AND THEY'RE RUNNING ON 12 HOUR SHIFTS. YES. SO FAR THEY'VE SERVED 117 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, AND 60 OF THOSE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN IN PERSON TO SCHOOLS AS WELL AS GENERALLY IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S TWO PEOPLE ON THE STAFF. ARE THEY GOING OUT AS A TANDEM OR ARE THEY GOING OUT INDIVIDUALLY? THERE'S A TANDEM MODEL. SO THE LICENSED CLINICIAN IS PAIRED WITH TYPICALLY A PEER OR AN UNLICENSED PERSON. SO THEY HAVE NO LESS THAN FOUR LICENSED PEOPLE ON AT ALL TIMES WHO CAN RESPOND WITH ANY OF THOSE OTHER FOLKS DULY. I HAVE A QUESTION. IF SOMEONE NEEDS THIS CARE, HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT ACCESSING IT? DOES SOMEBODY MAKE A CALL SAYING, WE'RE IN CRISIS HERE? WE NEED SOME HELP. WE SEND SOMEONE THERE. YEP. SO BOTH THINGS CAN BE TRUE. THEY CAN BE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY CAN CALL THE PHONE NUMBER AND REQUEST THAT SOMEBODY COME TO THEM. THIS TEAM ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO GO GET THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND BRING THEM TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER 24 OVER SEVEN PROGRAMS AS WELL. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? 
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SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIED. THAT'S IT FOR US. AND MOTION TO
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