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2024124
AMENDING THE 2024 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Introduced
- July 14, 2024
- Latest action
- July 14, 2024
- Status
- ADOPTED
- District coverage
- scope: countywide
Document text
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FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
RESOLUTION NO. 2024124
RE: AMENDING THE 2024 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT
PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL &
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Legislators GARITO, POLASEK, MC HOUL, D'AQUANNI, GORMAN, DRAGO, LAWLER,
and KAUL offer the following and move its adoption:
WHEREAS, in 2023 the County entered into an Agreement with Oxford House, Inc. utilizing
appropriated opioid settlement funds to provide recovery housing services to individuals with substance
use and opioid use disorders, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Behavioral & Community Health seeks to appropriate $200,000
in restricted-use opioid settlement funds received to extend its Agreement with Oxford House, Inc. to
provide for additional recovery houses in Dutchess County, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2024 Adopted County Budget to provide funds to
continue the services of Oxford House, Inc., now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is authorized, empowered and directed to amend
the 2024 Adopted County Budget as follows:
APPROPRIATIONS
Increase
A.4320.46.4400.4712
Oxford House
$200,000
REVENUES
Increase
A.9998.95110.16
Appropriated Reserve Opioid Settlement
CA-072-24
CRC/rjw
06/07/24; 6/13/24
G-1652-B
Fiscal Impact: See Attached
$200,000
APPROVED
see Serine
SUSAN J. SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Dare 7-17-2024
STATE OF NEW YORK
sS:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS
This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the forgoing resolution with the
oria resoleript adori it es offin aft id check, and hech was adopted by said i gilture on the 15' d
lay of luly 2024, and that the same is a truc an
IN WITNESS WITERBOR, I have hercunto set my hand and seal of said Legislature this 15% day of July 2024.
Reigh Wager
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED
APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS
(To be completed by requesting department)
Total Current Year Cost $ 200,000
Total Current Year Revenue $ 200,000
and Source
Opioid Settlement Funds
Source of County Funds (check one):
•Transfer of Existing Appropriations,
[ Additional Appropriations, • Other (explain).
• Existing Appropriations. continger (explain)
Identify Line Items(s):
See Attached
Related Expenses:
Amount $
Nature/Reason:
-
Anticipated Savings to County:
Net County Cost (this year):
$200,000
Over Five Years:
Additional Comments/Explanation
This resolution will appropriate $200,000 in restricted-use opioid settlement funds received to extend the contract with
Oxford House, Inc. for the opening of an additional 2-3 houses in Dutchess County. DBCH previously entered into al
agreement with Oxford House, Inc. in 2023, utilizing settlement funds appropriated during the annual budget proces:
Prepared by: Karl Schlegel, Director of Fiscal Services
Prepared On: 6/4/2024
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SUE SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
LIVIA SANTIAGO-ROSADO, MD, FACEP
COMMISSIONER
ANTHONY J. RUGGIERO, MPA
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
DUTCHESS COUNTY GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Rachel Kashmir, Deputy County Executive
Anthony J. Ruggiero, Assistant Commissioner of Administration
June 5,2024
Resolution Request - Appropriation of Settlement Funds for Recovery Housing
The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health is requesting
appropriation of $200,000 in restricted-use Opioid Settlement Funds received to extend its
contract with Oxford House, Inc., providing for additional recovery houses in Dutchess County.
DBCH previously entered into an agreement with Oxford House, Inc. in 2023, utilizing settlement
funds appropriated during the annual budget process.
As with the previous, successful contract with Dutchess County, Oxford House will employ one
full time Outreach Worker to expand the Oxford House model in Dutchess County to obtain the
following:
• By the end of a 12-month period, rent and implement the Oxford House model for two
to three (2 - 3) Oxford Houses for men and/or women or men and/or women and their
children [12 - 24 available new beds] throughout Dutchess County, NY. The newly hired
Outreach Worker will start in Poughkeepsie and Fishkill.
• Oxford House, Inc., will complete and maintain a web-based listing, including the name,
address, telephone number, e-mail address, and contact person's name for all its pre-
existing and new recovery homes in the state.
• Oxford House, Inc., will implement and maintain an information exchange that includes
treatment providers, city jails, federal prisons, the court system, veteran's hospitals,
veteran's groups, and homeless shelters, to match recovering individuals seeking groups
home residences with vacancies in houses located in areas convenient to the clients.
• Oxford House, Inc., Outreach Staff will hold monthly statewide discussion
groups/presentations for those nearing treatment completion, informing them of the
benefits of group recovery homes.
• Teach members in Dutchess County Oxford Houses the standard system of operations
needed to operate the houses throughout the county effectively.
223 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508 (845) 838-4801 | Fax: (845) 838-4824
230 North Road, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 (845) 485-9700 | Fax: (845) 486-3690
131 County House Road, Millbrook, New York 12545 (845) 677-4001 | Fax: (845) 677-4008
85 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 106, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 486-3400 | Fax: (845) 486-3545 | TTY: (845) 486-3417
www.dutchessny.gov
Family and Human Services Committee Roll Call
District
District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley
Name
• Truitt*
Yes
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)
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
10
2
Resolution:
Motion:
Total:
10
Yes
Abstentions:
No
Absent
Absent
No
2024124 AMENDING THE 2024 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH
JULY 11, 2024
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: V
Motion:
Last Name
Truitt
Houston
Polasek
Valdés Smith
Atkins
Gorman
Travelpiece
Lawler
D'Aquanni
Kaul
Brendli
Johnson
Kearney
Metzger
Paoloni
Versaci
Faust
McHoul
Page
Drago
Munn
Caswell
Garito
Rolison
House
YES/
NO
Abscut
Absent
Absent
Total :
22
Yes
Abstentions: O
No
2024124 AMENDING THE 2024 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH
JULY 15, 2024