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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 Dut.pdf 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