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YOU GOOD? YOU'RE GOOD. YEP. ALL RIGHT. CALLING THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORDER. WE HAVE
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[a. 2026-2958 – DFCS/AGING DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: ROMANO RE: APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (AIP) FOR ONEIDA COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND CONTINUING CARE]
THREE DOCKETS TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE OF CONCERNS OFFICE FOR THE AGING REQUEST MADE BY MIKE ROMANO. IT'S NUMBER 2598. PAGE 51 OF OUR PACKET. CONCERNS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE 2026 2027 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH IS PART OF THE FOUR YEAR PLAN FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING AND CONTINUING CARE. IT IS THE YEARLY OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL ROADMAP SUBMITTED BY OFFICE AS PART OF ITS OVERARCHING FOUR YEAR AREA PLAN.THIS DOCUMENTATION CONTAINS BOTH NARRATIVE AND BUDGET PAGES THAT ARE KEY PARTS OF THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND CONTINUING CARE FUNDING APPLICATION TO THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS CONTRACT IS $6,905,946, INCLUDING 2,040,290 FEDERAL.
3,685,616. STATE AND 635,377. COUNTY AND 544,663. OTHER. MIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? BASICALLY, THIS SERVES AS OUR APPLICATION. THE COUNTY'S APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING. PROJECTED TO SERVE BETWEEN 10 AND 12,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR, REPRESENTS. ABOUT 20 CONTRACT AGENCIES. THE DEPARTMENTS, 40 STAFF AND THE CORE PROGRAMS, WHICH BEING CASE MANAGEMENT, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE LIKE WHAT'S THE OTHER THE THE FUNDING, THE THE OTHER FUNDING IN THAT BUDGET CONSISTS OF. THERE ARE TWO TWO DISTINCT THINGS THERE. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS LIKE MEALS AND LEGAL SERVICES AND OUTREACH AND AND OTHER SERVICE CATEGORIES. AND THEN THE OTHER IS A ISEPP IN-HOME SERVICES PROGRAM, COST SHARE. SO THE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES ON A COST SHARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME.
THANK YOU. CHRIS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES. SO JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IT'S A FOUR YEAR PLAN WITH THIS ALMOST $7 MILLION. IS THAT FOR ONE YEAR OR FOR ALL FOUR YEARS, IT'S FOR ONE YEAR. SO THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S FOUR YEAR PLAN.
AND IS THIS ARE ALL THESE SERVICES MANDATED SERVICES? THERE ARE CORE SERVICES THAT ARE MANDATED UNDER THE FEDERAL OLDER AMERICANS ACT, AND THEN THE STATE FUNDING STREAMS UNDER NEW YORK STATE ELDER CARE ELDER LAW, THOSE BEING. AGAIN, THE CASE MANAGEMENT. THE MEALS, THE SOCIAL. DAY CARE, PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEMS. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER A WHOLE NETWORK OF SERVICES. YES, PROVIDED UNDER THIS. WHERE DO WE GET TO THIS? THIS NUMBER? IS THIS WHERE IS THIS? WHO ACTUALLY PUTS THIS TOGETHER AND SAYS, ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED $7 MILLION FOR THIS. DOES SOMEONE IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DONE THROUGH THE STATE, THE COUNTY OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? WHO DETERMINES WHAT THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO BE? THE FUNDING IS BASED UPON ALLOCATIONS, AND ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON THE CENSUS DATA AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT'S OVER THE AGE OF 60. SO THAT'S THAT'S HOW IT'S DERIVED. WHO GRINDS OUT THESE FIGURES? IS THAT DONE BY THE STATE? THE ACTUAL LOCAL BUDGET IS DONE BY OUR STAFF. COUNTY IN THE COUNTY. YEP. OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE IS THIS BUDGET COMPARED TO LAST YEAR? IT'S PRETTY FLAT. IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL OR FLAT. ANYBODY ELSE SEEING NONE TAKE THE VOTE. ALL
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IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT DOCKET IS NUMBER 3607. PERSONAL AND[b. 2026-3607 – HEALTH/PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: D. GILMORE/C. KLEIN RE: APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA AND THE ONEIDA COUNTY NURSES UNIT 7750-05 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC., LOCAL 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO]
HEALTH BARGAINING AGREEMENT. PERSONAL AND HEALTH REQUEST RATIFICATION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH ONEIDA COUNTY NURSES UNIT 77, 50-05 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED LOCAL 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO. THIS UNION REPRESENTS REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES. THIS TERM IS JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE BY AMANDA CURTIS. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CHRIS. JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, I NOTICED THERE WAS NO DOUBLE TIME AND A HALF IN HERE IN THIS. THAT'S IT. I SAW THAT THERE'S LIKE FOUR NURSES, TWO VACANCIES. OKAY. YEAH. I GUESS EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT. PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE AND A REGISTERED REGISTERED NURSE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ABOUT FIVE GRAND? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE TRAINING OR. YES, IT'S TRAINING AND EDUCATION.OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. BUT ONE REAL QUICK ARE THESE NURSES, IF THEY'RE COMING ON THEY DO NEED A BACHELOR'S NOW. OR IS IT STILL YOU'RE STILL TAKING PEOPLE THAT ARE GRANDFATHERED IN NURSES WITH RN'S CAN HAVE THREE YEARS OF, OF, OF SCHOOL. YEAH. BUT THE FOUR YEAR ONE IS THE CURRENT ONE COMING UP. THEY ARE GRANDFATHERED IN. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THAT IT? I SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
[c. 2026-3615 – YOUTH BUREAU DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: K. GREEN RE: APPROVAL OF THE 2027 YOUTH BUREAU RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN ]
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AND OUR LAST DOCKET IS CONCERNS THE RESOURCE. IS THAT THE RIGHT ONE.YEAH. THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN FOR 2027. OCFS FUNDING YEAR OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS MICHAEL ROMANO AGAIN SUBMITTING THE ATTACHED 2027 RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN FOR THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, 2020 627 PROGRAM TERM FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK MORE ON THAT, MIKE? YES.
SIMILAR TO THE OFFICE FOR AGING PLAN, THIS IS THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH BUREAU, SERVICES TO OCFS. BASICALLY, IT CONSISTS OF FOUR FUNDING AREAS OR FOUR FUNDING STREAMS, 28 AGENCIES OR PROGRAMS, AND TEN MUNICIPALITIES OR CITIES AND TOWNS THAT ARE FUNDED UNDER THE YOUTH BUREAU. MOST OF IT, EXCEPT FOR 5000, IS USED FOR DIRECT SERVICES FOR THE PROGRAMS, AND THE 5000 IS USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS THROUGH THE YOUTH YOUTH BUREAU DEPARTMENT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE. I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION SECOND.
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