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Cayuga County panel authorizes health director to reclassify sheriff overtime for Article 6 reimbursement

Cayuga County Legislature Health and Human Services Committee · August 14, 2025
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The Cayuga County Health & Human Services Committee on an agreed voice vote approved a resolution authorizing the public health director to reclassify overtime paid by the sheriff and county attorney as a health department expense so the county can pursue state Article 6 reimbursement.

The Cayuga County Health & Human Services Committee on an agreed voice vote approved a resolution authorizing the county—s public health director, Kathleen, to reimburse the sheriff's department and the county attorney—s office for work that the health department deems Article 6-eligible so the health department can claim state reimbursement.

Committee members said the change is an accounting mechanism to allow the health department to document the expense on its books and file a state aid claim, rather than a request for new county funding. "It's pretty self-explanatory," Kathleen said, summarizing that the sheriff…

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