Room 304, County Office Building

Draft Minutes

Committee Present: Sandy Price, Chairperson; Carol Tytler, Vice Chairperson; Merwin Armstrong, Kay Breed, Mike McKee, Don Spaulding, John Troy

Others Present: Marilyn Brown, Legislative Chairman; Scott Schrader, County Administrator; Angie Wyatt, Secretary to County Administrator; Carol Deloff, Director-Office of the Aging; Kristen Monroe, DSS Commissioner; Corey Preston, Cortland Standard; Ryan Dean, News10 Now

The meeting was called to order at 8:30a.m. by Chairperson, Sandy Price

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 13, 2006 MADE BY JOHN TROY – 2^ND BY MERWIN ARMSTRONG – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – MINUTES APPROVED

RESOLUTIONS:

Area Agency on Aging - NONE

Social Services:

Create Caseworker/Senior Caseworker – MOTION BY MIKE MCKEE – 2^ND BY DON SPAULDING – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED

Discussion: Kristen Monroe explained that this is a one time funding from the State and that these positions will be requested in the 2007 County Budget. Don Spaulding and other members of the Committee expressed that these positions are urgently needed and whole-heartedly approve them. Sandy Price reported that all the necessary hiring procedures and documents were completed prior to this Resolution coming to the Committee. The County Administrator has the authority to initiate all the necessary hiring procedures and documents pending Legislative approval. Sandy Price pointed out that prior to having a County Administrator, this could not have been done. Sandy also mentioned that the County Administrator is authorized to approve and complete budget modifications and that in the past, budget modifications had to be authorized by resolution.

Employment & Training - NONE

Youth Bureau - NONE

DISCUSSION/ PRESENTATIONS:

Departmental Space Needs – Kristen Monroe, DSS Commissioner and Carol Deloff, Office of the Aging Director provided the Committee with a written report of their departmental space needs as hereto attached. Scott Schrader briefly explained the move of the Emergency Command Center from the Public Safety Building to the County Office Building: The entire County Office Building would become the Emergency Command Center. The Seniors Activity Room in the basement is being proposed as the Emergency Command Room. There will be no visible impact on

The Senior’s Activity room except for a video screen on the wall which would actually be an asset for the Senior’s use. In a consensus of the Committee, it was agreed to encourage further consideration of the space needs request. Sandy Price suggested that this information be forwarded to the Cortland County Buildings and Grounds Committee. The Written Space Needs Report From DSS and Office For the Aging is hereby attached as a part of the minutes.

DSS Caseload Statistics – DSS Commissioner, Kristen Monroe provided the Committee with the statistics for Child Protective Services Hotline Reports; Temporary Assistance Caseload; Medical Assistance Only Caseload; Medical Assistance-Supplemental Security Income Caseload; and Food Stamp Caseload. After some discussion regarding PINS/JD (Persons in Need of Supervision/Juvenile Delinquents), members of the Committee requested that it be added to next month’s agenda under “Discussion/Presentation” items.

Housing Confab Resolution - County Attorney, Ric VanDonsel reported that he has drafted a Resolution for the Housing Confab and it will go to the full Legislature at the August meeting.

MOTION BY DON SPAULDING – 2^ND BY JOHN TROY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL ACTIONS – ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED – INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:07A.M. – OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:40A.M.

ON THE CONSENSUS OF THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DSS COMMISSIONER TO DATE AND SUPPORTS THESE ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE DISCIPLINARY MEASURES TAKEN AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED AND BELIEVES THESE DISCIPLINES AND ACTIONS TO BE APPROPRIATE.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:43

Minutes Prepared by Angie Wyatt, Secretary to Scott Schrader

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