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Setrin said she and other family-council members circulated a petition opposing relinquishing the facility and that, after reviewing the consultant's presentations and other facilities the consultant operates, she concluded that the current operator has \"abjectly failed\" to improve care at the facility. She described a staffing pattern in which a reported staff list showed about 160 employees, roughly half employed directly by the county and half provided through private staffing agencies, including Infinite Care and Frontline. Setrin said the facility's director of nursing was not listed and that she had been told the role was currently held by an agency RN working as a unit leader.

Setrin told the committee that agency staffing paid by the county but employed through private agencies has, in her view, produced persistent personnel problems, poor morale and declining performance measures at the Adult Care Center. She said many agency staff would benefit from county employment (with retirement and benefits) and urged the committee to encourage agency workers to apply through the county's website.

Setrin also referenced the facility's certificate-of-need application (referred to in discussion as a CLN/CON application), noting it was not recommended by a committee in November 2023 and had not appeared on subsequent meeting agendas of the State Department of Health project review committees. She described problems with notice to families about hearings and said she subscribes to the New York State Department of Health listserv to monitor agendas. \"Stop throwing good money after bad and do the right thing,\" Setrin said.

Her comments asked the committee to consider whether the county should end the relationship with the consultant and assert operator control; she reminded officials the county is currently the operator of record. The committee proceeded to its scheduled resolutions after public comment.

The public remarks were presented as part of the meeting's public-comment period; the committee did not vote on or take formal action regarding the Adult Care Center during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sullivan County - Human Resources Committee on 2025-06-12 9:00 AM - Jun 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a Sullivan County Human Resources Committee meeting, a family-council member urged county officials to sever ties with the facility's consultant and to offer county employment to agency staff at Sunset Lake Adult Care Center, citing staffing instability and missed notice of regulatory hearings.","taxTitle","Sullivan County, New York","taxId",14534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6529847,"Committee approves elevation of public health administrative assistant; cost impact up to $15,000",155,1445000,1600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789457-b39d07244045a2e6a5cab655b0396301&start=1445&end=1600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789457-b39d07244045a2e6a5cab655b0396301/thumbnail_1445000.jpg","/articles/6529847/Sullivan-County/New-York/Committee-approves-elevation-of-public-health-administrative-assistant-cost-impact-up-to-15000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529847-508cbf585f3a5a0e30d95e14e3a19116/orig.mp4?Expires=1775063185&Signature=hONYS4S50MY03Lk6JgYK6-ZLZz0T3syVFV1Fv5B8A~wDGszF9s5hz6Br4~F4qQOejTat2yswughHqfc838pEod4M~NH6SqPdUtpemBJ1NEalN~vLJJZhN1M2qF4Nghz5FdR0zmm2xe~AXDXfGsBsghZWLybnWtqmemzLuZb4nTcK1o~HVZ2eJMDArIM0Hm8rVF92vYsI2KK3fPG-88KxvvQzpPkB7H9LDcV6k1X0NCGTZUhEB-50PFZhQsEHRZH1qWK-DezIrgMfoDeGyZANLrLPPx7JIi61oHHvLeOVchcYZKs2TyetZHv3sQLxcR7YCM48pURX1AiVAq1mR0Fryg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sullivan County Human Resources Committee approved a resolution to elevate an administrative assistant position in the Department of Public Health to a role with expanded confidentiality responsibilities and a potential salary increase depending on candidate experience.

Jesse Moore, Department of Public Health staff, told the committee that in her roughly six months on the job she had identified a need for a higher-responsibility position to handle sensitive personal health information and personnel files. \"There is a lot of PHI, public personal health information that is available and confidentiality is extremely important,\" Moore said, arguing the role should be elevated to ensure appropriate handling of background checks, communicable-disease data and personnel records.

Moore explained the proposed cost impact as the difference between the existing position and the elevated role: depending on the selected candidate's experience, the county would incur an additional $0 to $15,000 charged to management salary lines. Committee discussion focused on formatting of the financial portion of the resolution and clarification of that range.

A member moved to approve the resolution; the motion was recorded as moved by Amanda Ward and passed on a voice vote. No roll-call tally with individual votes was recorded in the transcript provided.

The committee directed staff to finalize hiring details consistent with civil-service rules and the county's management-salary funding. Moore said staff and senior leadership view the change as required to maintain HIPAA-level confidentiality and to elevate the Department of Public Health's operational capacity.

The committee then moved to other agenda items, including public comment and a motion later in the meeting to go into executive session on personnel and contract negotiations.","Sullivan County Human Resources Committee approved a resolution to elevate an administrative assistant position in the Department of Public Health to a more confidential role handling protected health information, with an estimated additional management-salary cost of $0 to $15,000 depending on candidate experience.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6529852,"Sullivan County HR committee reviews hiring, civil service and staffing updates",378,303000,681000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789457-b39d07244045a2e6a5cab655b0396301&start=303&end=681","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789457-b39d07244045a2e6a5cab655b0396301/thumbnail_303000.jpg","/articles/6529852/Sullivan-County/New-York/Sullivan-County-HR-committee-reviews-hiring-civil-service-and-staffing-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529852-28fad9eaf68558f3bff9930bc55b84e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775063185&Signature=X2yQZXdH4n9lBrylY8qhOzk8oF43ORKg~ZezUzyhqUBAfCnzE-LZPSNrcMwql6DYL6PaJwQ4Tr58MYOeunXneVNrA-9ml6JJ4FpdAtO7Y5yvdcZTXH1DlMkYqWq0E~Hiu8ppz0PHqU0ZMJ1bbvudiPLSUAo1cZ3q4J2IJa~PYrp1JiDYV7v~w00K8YN6dWo7BlSZDTkdFXsEjPvp9saNDF6HemffLcRgUfoFUu8DFhCSaqVlpokYQZaxrBJK1z2CrNeCeyw-OwvWyPKzsw-zXIBo2bTDnQupFMihbxClRsVdxz578MSpUP7zWlMOM4yfBCWt~b1Bb2CPsjTD2wCZFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sullivan County Human Resources staff reviewed a series of hiring and personnel updates at a committee meeting, citing changes to civil service examinations, increases in candidate eligibility, and progress on filling vacancies across county departments.

Committee members heard that New York's civil service exam system is being revised from a traditional Saturday test to a training-and-experience (T&E) format, a change staff said is intended to expand candidate pools and speed list turnaround. Staff also reported an update to Section 58a of the civil service law that raises the maximum age for entry-level police officer exams from 35 to 43, which the presenter described as likely to increase the number of eligible applicants.

Human Resources staff said the municipal service division approved 54 additional titles for the county's health program and that 67 titles submitted after a May 6 public hearing remain under review. Staff reported five new investigations and three still pending; nine employees were successfully transferred from corrections into sheriff's positions, and three more reinstatements were in the pipeline to bring correctional staffing closer to full strength, according to the update.

On internships and payroll, staff said the county has eight student interns slated (eight paid and two unpaid were reported as in the pipeline) and that payroll certifications were up by four since the last report, including two school payroll certifications. Risk-management updates included work on the county's property and casualty renewal (effective Aug. 1), reviews of preventable accidents with appointing authorities, and applications for two small grants: a $5,000 security grant to help fund a lobby security system and a grant to assist with providing defensive driving classes to county employees.

Staff clarified that the defensive driving program would be offered free to employees if the grant is awarded, but the county would need to conduct an RFP to select the training provider; any discount or grant funding would come through the county's insurance carrier. The committee also received a brief calendar/update delay explanation: a routine \"key dates\" report had been delayed in distribution but was available on request.

Less immediate items noted included ongoing negotiations with labor unions (with tentative dates being coordinated) and continuing work on the county's scanning and document-retention projects.

The meeting included public remarks and separate agenda items on the Adult Care Center and a personnel resolution (discussed elsewhere on the agenda). A motion to enter executive session on personnel and contract negotiations was made near the meeting's close.

The committee did not adopt new countywide policy during this portion of the meeting; updates were presented for information and ongoing administrative action.","At a Sullivan County Human Resources Committee meeting, staff reported on upcoming civil service changes, candidate pipelines for corrections and sheriff's offices, student intern placements, payroll certifications and risk-management grant applications.","actionData","errors"]

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