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2025215
AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
- Introduced
- December 7, 2025
- Latest action
- December 7, 2025
- Status
- ADOPTED
- District coverage
- scope: countywide
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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES
RESOLUTION NO. 2025215
RE:
AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT
PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
Legislators GARITO, MC HOUL, GORMAN, CASWELL, and VERSACI offer the
following and move its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Department of Mental Health (hereinafter "DMH") advises that it is
esponsible tor 50% of the costs related to New York State Office for People with Developmental
Disabilities (hereinafter "OPWDD") restoration cases and 100% of the costs associated with Nev
York State Office of Mental Health (hereinafter "OMH") restoration cases, and
WHEREAS, reimbursement by the County to New York State for these costs is mandated
by New York State which was shared equally but has more recently become 100% County cost,
and
WHEREAS, DMH further advises that court remand expenses continue to increase due to
rising per-day rates and fluctuations in the number of individuals placed under remand orders, and
WHEREAS, additional funding from fund balance is necessary due to these fluctuations
and increased expenses which cause appropriations difficult to forecast, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2025 Adopted County Budget to provide funds
to meet the County's obligation and meet these expenses, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is authorized, empowered and directed to
amend the 2025 Adopted County Budget as follows:
APPROPRIATIONS
Increase
A.4320.67.4420
Court Remands
$650,000
REVENUES
Increase
A.9998.95990.01
Appropriated Fund Balance
$650,000
APPROVED
See Serena
SUSAN J. SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DEo DOC: 10,25
CA-169-25; CRC/rjw; G-1922; 11/12/25; Fiscal Impact: See Attached
STATE OF NEW YORK
sS:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS
This is to certify that I, the undersigned Deputy Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the foregoing
resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said Legislature on the 8ü day of December
2025, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the whole thercof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hercunto set my hand and seal of said Legislature this gh day of December 2025
Xaura Phillips
RA PHILLIPS, DEPUTY CLERK OFTHE LEGISLATURE
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
• NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED
APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS
(To be completed by requesting department)
Total Current Year Cost $ 650,000
Total Current Year Revenue $
and Source
No Revenue - State Mandated Cost
Source of County Funds (check one): • Existing Appropriations, Contingency,
•Transfer of Existing Appropriations,
V Additional Appropriations, • Other (explain).
Identify Line Items(s):
A.4320.67.4420 - $650,000
A.9998.95990.01 - $650,000
Related Expenses:
Amount $ o
Nature/Reason:
Increase in state mandated costs to the County
Anticipated Savings to County: $0
Net County Cost (this year): $650,000
Over Five Years:
Additional Comments/Explanation:
A budget amendment is necessary to account for additional expenses associated with state-mandated court remand
charges. The Department of Mental Health is responsible for 50% of the costs related to OPWDD restoration cases and
100% of the costs associated with OMH restoration cases.
Court remand costs have continued to rise due to steadily increasing per-day rates and fluctuations in the number of
participants, making appropriations difficult to accurately forecast.
Prepared by: Sean Griffin, Director of Budget and Finance
Prepared On: 11/3/2025
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Family and Human Services Committee Roll Call
District
Name
District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley
Truitt*
Yes
District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook | Houston*
District 3 - LaGrange
District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon
District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie
District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie
District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie
District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie
District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck
District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill
District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook
District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale
10
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
Resolution:
Motion:
Polasek*
Valdés Smith*
Atkins*
Travelpiece
D'Aquanni
Brendli
Kearney
McHoul (VC)
Drago
Garito (C)
Total:
10
Yes
Abstentions:
No
Absent
Absent
No
2025215 AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH
DECEMBER 4, 2025
Roll Call Sheets
District
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley
District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook
District 3 - LaGrange
District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon
District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie
District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie
District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie
District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie
District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie
District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie
District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie
District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie
District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck
District 12 - East Fishkill
District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger
District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie
District 15 - Wappinger
District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill
District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill
District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook
District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck
District 21 - East Fishkill
District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale
District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill
District 24 - Dover and Pawling
Resolution: _
Motion:
Last Name
YES
Truitt
Houston
Polasek
Valdés Smith
Atkins
Gorman
Travelpiece
Lawler
D'Aquanni
Kaul
Brendli
Johnson
abseut
Kearney
Metzger
Paoloni
Versaci
Faust
McHoul
Page
Drago
Munn
Caswell
Garito
Rolison
House
Total :
24
Yes
Abstentions:_ O
NO
No
2025215 AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH
DECEMBER 8, 2025