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Social Services committee approves staffing fills, renews interagency agreements and funds medical oversight of Child Advocacy Center
Summary
Commissioner Dan Horn secured approval to fill a retiring Director of Temporary Assistance, to replace a Social Welfare Examiner, renew contracts with Hillside Children's Home and multiple Allegany County agencies, and to contract with the University of Rochester Medical Group for $30,000 to provide mandated medical oversight of the Child Advocacy Center.
Dan Horn, Commissioner of Social Services, presented a slate of staffing requests and cooperative agreements the committee approved to maintain child‑welfare and benefit programs. Horn asked permission to fill the Director of Temporary Assistance position following a retirement; ‘‘This person has 37 years experience,’’ Horn said, and the committee approved recruitment and any resultant backfills.
The committee also authorized filling a Social Welfare Examiner position in the Temporary Assistance and SNAP unit after a resignation; Horn said SNAP operations would continue without disruption. Members approved renewal of a preventive‑services contract with Hillside Children's Home for case management and family supports intended to stabilize families and help children return to safe conditions.
Horn requested and the committee approved renewing a contract with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office to provide law‑enforcement oversight of the Child Advocacy Center and the Multi‑Disciplinary Team (the CAC is located in Olean). The committee also renewed cooperative agreements with the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for 24/365 after‑hours answering service that handles central‑registry child protective calls, and with the Allegany County District Attorney's Office to prosecute benefit‑fraud investigations when beneficiaries do not repay benefits voluntarily.
Horn described continued use of the Allegany County Employment and Training Center for referrals, job training and orientation classes required under recent job‑search rules; the committee approved that renewal. Finally, Horn asked permission to enter a contract with the University of Rochester Medical Group for mandated medical oversight of the Child Advocacy Center at the same budgeted amount previously paid to Dr. Coin. "The $30,000 is the same amount that we had for Dr. Coin," Horn said; the committee approved the contract.
Why it matters: the approvals preserve continuity for child‑welfare oversight, prosecution of benefit fraud cases, workforce referrals tied to benefits, and ensure the Child Advocacy Center retains mandated medical oversight as its prior physician retires. Next steps: departments will execute renewals and begin recruitment for authorized positions.
