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Orange County accepts $496,153 for family-centered case management and creates grant-funded clerk position
Summary
The county accepted $496,153 from the state to fund Family Centered Case Management Services and approved creation of a grade-6 account clerk position funded by the grant; the board also voted to abolish the position if grant funding ends.
Orange County accepted and appropriated $496,153 from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to support Family Centered Case Management Services and approved creating a county grade-6 account clerk position to provide program clerical support.
County staff said the allocation funds contractual staff to provide intensive case management for families experiencing homelessness, including three contractual housing case managers, one contractual employment specialist, one contractual community mental health specialist (licensed social worker or equivalent) and an account clerk to handle required documentation and reporting. Staff said there are no local funds in the program and that the state accepted and approved the county's plan to use the allocation for those roles.
During discussion, board members asked whether the clerk position would remain if the grant ended. County staff said the position is grant-funded and would likely be eliminated if the funding is discontinued unless the board later decided to fund it through county dollars. One board member moved to amend the position creation to include an explicit abolishment if the funds terminate; that amendment was seconded and approved. The underlying motion to create the position and accept the allocation was subsequently approved by voice vote; recorded tallies were not specified.
Why it matters: County staff said the case management program is aimed at reducing family homelessness by providing coordinated housing, employment and mental-health services and that clerical support is essential to maintain required documentation and avoid losing the allocation.
County staff said they were told by the state that this is ongoing funding and that future year allocations may continue to be provided, but the board's amendment specifies the county will abolish the clerk position if the grant funds terminate.
