Human Services Committee

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

DRAFT MINUTES

Committee Present: Marilyn Brown, Chairperson; Paul DiGiovanni, Scott Elston, Tamara Wyant, Dan Tagliente, Kurt Behrenfeld - Absent: Newell Willcox

Others Present: Scott Schrader, County Administrator; Angie Wyatt, Secretary to Scott Schrader; Kristen Monroe, DSS Commissioner; Carol Deloff, Office for the Aging Director; Judy Davison, Grant Administration Director; Representative from Cortland Standard

The meeting was called to order at 7:40a.m. by Chairperson, Marilyn Brown

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 4, 2004 MEETING MADE BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Accept Bids/Authorize Purchase-Miscellaneous Groceries and Frozen Foods (Area Agency on Aging/Nutrition) – MOTION BY KURT BEHRENFELD – 2^ND BY SCOTT ELSTON – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR - PASSED

Justification: Food for the Nutrition Program which is purchased on a per item basis. Bids will be opened on September 1, 2004.

Amend Budget/Senior Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP (Area Agency on Aging/Nutrition) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: The Nutrition Program will be receiving more donations than budgeted for.

Amend Budget/Nutrition Program Contracts (Area Agency on Aging/Nutrition) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: More revenue will be received in donations in excess of the budgeted amount.

Amend Budget/Title IIIB (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: The Office of the Aging has received supplemental funds in excess of budgeted amounts from the State to be used for computer software

Amend Budget/Title IIIE-Family Caregivers (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY SCOTT ELSTON – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: With supplemental funds in excess of budgeted amounts received from the Federal Aid, the funds will be used for computer software.

Authorize Agreement/Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This provides respite services to the Cortland Memorial Hospital Nursing Facility.

Authorize Agreement/Walden Place (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This provides respite services to Walden Place.

Authorize Agreement/Cortland Care Center (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: Funds have been made available through the Office of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities and through Title IIIE of the Older Americans Act for Adult Day Care services.

Authorize Agreement/GTL, Inc. d/b/a Link to Life (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY DAN TAGLIENTE – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: Funds were made available under Title IIIE of the Older Americans Act to provide for personal emergency response systems for senior citizens.

Authorize Agreement/Cortland Memorial Hospital-Meals on Wheels (Area Agency on Aging) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY SCOTT ELSTON – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This provides Meals on Wheels to the Long Term Home Health Care Program through the Cortland Memorial Hospital. CMH reimburses the Nutrition Program at the rate of $4.50 per meal.

Authorize Agreement-Several Agencies, Departments, Etc. (Department of Social Services) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This is to authorize a blanket resolution for the execution of agreements with several agencies and other county departments for the 2005 fiscal year rather than to have one resolution for each agreement. Paul DiGiovanni feels that there is a certain level of blindness and he would like to see what budget line these funds come from and what type of service that is provided. Paul DiGiovanni would also like to see even more detail and stated that the language was vague. He further feels that this is a procedural problem. Kurt Behrenfeld feels fine this resolution and that it is ultimately approved subject to next year’s budget.

Authorize Agreements-Foster Care (Department of Social Services) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY DAN TAGLIENTE – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: These agreements provide for foster care of children with foster care agencies and/or foster care parents licensed by and authorized by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

Authorize Agreements-Day Care Service (Department of Social Services) – MOTION BY SCOTT ELSTON – 2^ND BY DAN TAGLIENTE – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This is to provide day care for working low income individuals.

Amend Budget-Transfer (Department of Social Services) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY SCOTT ELSTON – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: These funds will be used for PINS and JD’s. Kristen Monroe indicated that there are 49 kids in the program right now. Last year at this time it was at 58 kids. The numbers are low this year.

Accept Grant/Amend Budget-Disability Program Navigator (Department of Employment and Training Grant Administration) – MOTION BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY KURT BEHRENFELD – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This is to provide services to individuals with disabilities in each of the 2 One-Stop Centers located in Cayuga and Cortland counties. They will be entering into subcontracts with the J.M. Murray Center and the Unity House in Cayuga County for the services of two full time Disability Program Navigators.

Authorize Agreement-Cayuga/Cortland Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and the Chief Elected Officials of Cayuga and Cortland Counties (Department of Employment and Training) – MOTION BY KURT BEHRENFELD – 2^ND BY DAN TAGLIENTE – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Justification: This agreement is part of the approved Comprehensive Plan under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act, which requires the Workforce Investment Board, and the Elected Officials define the scope of their partnership by means of an agreement.

Cortland County Area Agency on Aging: Carol Deloff distributed brochures for the Enrichment Day Conference and the Memory Walk.

Department of Social Services: Kristen Monroe briefly discussed the department’s monthly budget and fiscal status that was sent to the committee via email. She will, as always, provide a hard copy quarterly report and discuss it more in detail.

Employment & Training Grant Administration: Judy Davison gave an update of various programs. She also distributed and briefly discussed the department’s quarterly report. The State Department of Labor is presently auditing them and everything is running smoothly. Although Judy presented the department’s budget, Committee action and Legislature action is not required because these are not county funds, they are federal funds. Their year runs July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. E & T Grant Administration is on the county’s "Munis" accounting system, it is a different account keeping system than is used by the rest of the county. E & T Grant Administration will be incorporated into the 2005 County Budget starting this year. Their chart of accounts will change to adapt to the changes.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY DAN TAGLIENTE – 2^ND BY PAUL DIGIOVANNI – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED – MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:40A.M.

Minutes Prepared by Angie Wyatt, Secretary to Scott Schrader

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