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2025214
AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO STATE MANDATED PROGRAMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES
- 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. 2025214
RE: AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO
STATE MANDATED PROGRAMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND FAMILY SERVICES
Legislators GARITO, MC HOUL, GORMAN, CASWELL, and VERSACI offer the following and move
its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Family Services (hereinafter "DCFS) has advised that
there have been two major increases in New York State mandated programs, and
WHEREAS, Institutional Care Placements, mandated court orders, have spiked despite DCES efforts for
diversion and programs to shorten the length of youth placement, and
WHEREAS, expenses for the Safety Net Program have increased in part from caseload increase and in
part due to housing and related cost increases, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2025 Adopted County Budget to provide for the receipt and
expenditure of funds to cover these New York State mandated 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.6119.4471
A.6140.4466
Institutional Care-Placement
Safety Net
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
REVENUES
Increase
A.6010.46100.21
A.6119.36190.06
A.6119.46190.07
A.6140.36400
A.6140.46400
DCFS Admin FFFS Grant
Child Care Child Abuse Prevention
Child Care Foster Care
Safety Net
Safety Net
$1,190,000
$ 160,000
$
200,000
290,000
$ 160,000
$2,000,000
APPROVED
Sue Serina
SUSAN J. SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
no, sure
12-10-2020
CA-170-25; VAC/rjw; G-0198-A; 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 I cgislature on the 8%h 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 hereunto set my hand and seal of said Legislature this g' day of December 2025.
Maura phillips
PHILLIPS, DEF
TY CLERK OR THE LEGISLATURE
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
• NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED
APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS
(To be completed by requesting department)
Total Current Year Cost $ 2,000,000
Total Current Year Revenue $ 2,000,000
and Source
Federal and N.Y. State revenue
Source of County Funds (check one): Existing Appropriations,
Contingency,
L Transfer of Existing Appropriations, • Additional Appropriations, • Other (explain).
Identify Line Items (s):
Appropriations: A.6119.4471 Institutional Care-Placement, A.6140.4466 Safety Net
Revenue: A.6010.46100.21 DCFS Admin FFFS Grant, A.6119.36190.06 Child Care Child Abuse
Prevention, A.6119.46190.07 Child Care Foster Care, A.6140.36400 Safety Net, A.6140.46400 Safety
Related Expenses: Amount $
Nature/Reason:
Anticipated Savings to County:
Net County Cost (this year):
Over Five Years:
Additional Comments/Explanation:
The revenue included is the result of an increase in spending as well as the ability to draw down one-time additional
funding that was unforeseen at budget development. This allows this resolution to be budget neutral.
Prepared by: Peter Simon
Prepared On: 10/31/2025
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Family and Human Services Committee Roll Call
District
Name
District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley Truitt*
District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook Houston*
District 3 - LaGrange
Polasek*
District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon
Valdés Smith*
District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie
Atkins*
District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie
Travelpiece
District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie
D'Aquanni
District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie
Brendli
District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck
Kearney
District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill
McHoul (VC)
District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook
Drago
District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale
Garito (C)
Resolution:
Motion:
Total :
Yes
V
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
Abstentions:
10
Yes
0
No
Absent
Absent
No
2025214 AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO STATE MANDATED
PROGRAMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES
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
24
District 24 - Dover and Pawling
Resolution: _
Motion:
Last Name
YES
Truitt
Houston
Polasek
Valdés Smith
Atkins
Gorman
Travelpiece
Lawler
D'Aquanni
Kaul
Brendli
Johnson
about
Kearney
Metzger
Paoloni
. Versaci
Faust
McHoul
Page
Drago
Munn
Caswell
Garito
Rolison
House
Total:
24
Yes
Abstentions:
NO
No
2025214 AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO STATE MANDATED
PROGRAMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES
DECEMBER 8, 2025