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Supervisor Butler touts high Donate Life registry enrollment as committee backs April resolution
Summary
Supervisor Cameron Butler presented a resolution supporting April as Donate Life month, saying about 77% of Saratoga County residents are enrolled in the registry and describing outreach led by county communications staff; the committee moved the resolution forward.
Supervisor Cameron Butler presented a resolution asking the committee to support April as Donate Life month, saying Saratoga County has high registry enrollment and requesting committee backing.
Butler said the county’s enrollment on the Donate Life registry stands at about 77% and noted the figure has risen from roughly 39% in 2013. “We started off at 39% back in 2013 and to to be sitting there with the national average about 54% and now the state average, excuse me, 64%...we now have 77% of our residents signed up,” Butler said.
He attributed much of the success to DMV processes, saying most people sign up when they interact with DMV customer‑facing devices, and described outreach work led by communications director Betsy Demar, including social media, in‑office screens, banners and a press release to publicize the resolution and related events.
Committee members asked how signups occur; Butler answered that signups occur through DMV, public health links, and other channels and said staff continue outreach efforts. The transcript records the presentation, questions and a motion to support the resolution; it does not include a roll‑call vote tally.
Butler’s enrollment percentages and other figures were presented on the record by the supervisor; the transcript does not include source documents or verification for the percentages cited.
