Human Services Committee
January 12 - 10:30 am
DRAFT MINUTES
Members: Sandy Price, Chairperson; Carol Tytler, Vice-Chairperson; Merwin Armstrong, Kay Breed, Mike McKee, Don Spaulding, John Troy
Others Present: Marilyn Brown, Chairman of the Legislature; Scott Schrader, County Administrator; Richard Van Donsel, County Attorney; Katrina Spicer, Secretary to County Administration; Carol Deloff, Director of Area Agency on Aging; Kristen Monroe, Commissioner of Department of Social Services; Manny Lann, Director of Youth Bureau; Judy Davison, Employment & Training; Robin Sandwick, Employment & Training
Absent:
Ms. Price called the meeting to order at 10:42.
Mr. Troy made the motion to adoption of the minutes of the November 23, 2005 meeting and
seconded by Ms. Tytler. All
members voting in favor, minutes approved as printed.
RESOLUTIONS:
Area Agency on Aging
1.
Authorize Application, Area Agency on Aging, Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program – Ms. Tytler moved
adoption; seconded by Ms. Breed. Ms. Deloff explained to the committee that this is done
annually and it is state funding. Committee
members requested account numbers be inserted in the resolution.
All members voting in favor; none
opposed; resolution adopted.
2.
Authorize Agreement, Area Agency on Aging, Office of Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities– Mr. Troy moved adoption; seconded by Ms. Breed.
Ms. Deloff briefly explained to committee members this agreement.
Committee members requested account numbers be inserted in the
resolution. All
members voting in favor; none opposed; resolution adopted.
3.
Authorize Agreement, Area Agency on Aging, Legal Services – Ms. Breed
moved adoption; seconded by Ms. Tytler.
Ms. Deloff stated that Area Agency on Aging is required to provide legal
services and further expressed that certain matters are not covered under the
legal services they provide such as transfer of property, divorce, etc.
She further explained that the length of the contract is based on the
cycle of the funding. Ms. Tytler
questioned changing the length of the contract to a two-year contract.
Committee members discussed commitment of future legislators and the
length of contracts. By consensus
of the committee members they agreed to change the length of the contract and
would like it to run through December 31, 2007.
Mr. Van Donsel requested that, as a courtesy, Ms. Deloff check with David
Alexander, the attorney providing the legal services, to make certain that he
agrees. Additionally, committee
members requested account numbers be inserted in the resolution.
All members voting in favor; none
opposed; resolution adopted.
4.
Authorize Agreement, Area Agency on Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
– Mr. Troy moved adoption; seconded by Mr. Armstrong.
The committee discussed this application being due the third week of
February. Committee members requested the account number be added to
the resolution. All members
voting in favor; none opposed; resolution adopted.
Department of Social Services
5.
Amend 2006 Budget, Department of Social Services, New York Works Block Grant
– Ms. Breed moved adoption;
seconded by Ms. Tytler. Ms. Monroe
stated that this is all federal monies and is the last of them.
Ms. Tytler discussed that this money goes back to 2004.
All members voting in favor; none
opposed; resolution adopted.
6.
Authorize Agreement, Youth Bureau, Special Delinquency Prevention Program
-- Ms. Breed moved adoption;
seconded by Mr. Troy. Mr. Lann stated that this is pass through money and will
receive ½ of it back. For every $1
we will receive $.50 back. Committee
members requested that the account number be inserted in the resolution.
All members voting in favor; none
opposed; resolution adopted.
7.
Re-Appoint Members, Youth Bureau, Cortland County Youth Board -- Ms.
Breed moved adoption; seconded by Mr. Armstrong. The committee discussed this resolution.
Mrs. Price pulled the resolution and referred it to Chairman Brown.
Mrs. Price thanked Mr. McKee for his service on this board.
8.
Authorize Agreement, Youth Bureau, Youth Development/Delinquency Prevention-Ms.
Breed moved adoption; seconded by Ms. Tytler. Mr. Lann informed the committee that this also is pass
through money, but will receive 100% back.
Ms. Tytler asked the difference between this and Agenda Item No. 6.
The difference was briefly discussed.
All members voting in favor; none
opposed; resolution adopted.
9.
Authorize Execution of Agreement, Employment & Training, New York State
Department of Labor -- Mr. Armstrong moved adoption; seconded by Mr. Troy.
Ms. Davison and Ms. Sandwick explained that this is to sign a contract so
that Department of Labor can receive a check for money owed them.
They further added that this is the first time in five years that they
had to do this. The agreement to
execute is only one page. Mr.
Schrader stated that this has no impact on the budget.
Committee members asked that a time frame for the contract be inserted
into the resolution. All members voting in favor; none opposed; resolution adopted.
10.
Authorize Agreement, Employment & Training, B. G. Media, Inc. of Genoa,
NY -- Ms. Tytler moved adoption;
seconded by Mr. Armstrong. Ms.
Davison and Ms. Sandwick explained that Workforce Investment Area Strategic Plan
used grant funds to create the website. This
resolution is a maintenance agreement for six months at a cost of $1,100.
The cost is covered by federal grant funds.
No county funds are involved and this will have no impact on the budget. All
members voting in favor; none opposed; resolution adopted.
DISCUSSIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
1.
Ms. Davison and Ms. Sandwick discussed with committee members the availability
of space at the Cortland Works Career Center on Main Street, Cortland.
Mrs. Price led an introduction
of all present at the meeting.
Committee members discussed times of future meetings. Mrs. Price will work with others on coordinating a better time for Committee meetings than on Wednesday mornings.
The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.