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Committee approves multiple Greene County Mental Health agreements and related budget items
Summary
The Health Services Committee approved a package of agreements and budget amendments for Greene County Mental Health Center with several school districts and providers, plus vehicle purchases, out‑of‑state travel and a budget amendment tied to an explosives K9 grant.
The Greene County Health Services Committee voted to authorize multiple agreements and budget amendments for Greene County Mental Health services during its June 3 meeting.
Motions read and carried included authorizations for agreements between Greene County Mental Health Center and several school districts and providers, approval of a 2026 budget amendment tied to the New York State Office of Mental Health, authorization for a vehicle purchase for the mental health center, approval of related service provider contracts for preschool special education, and authorization for out‑of‑state travel for staff.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about capacity at an Oxford House program (the committee was told two houses serve six people shared between Greene and neighboring Columbia County) and about mental health staffing; a presenter said full staff was "close to 50," including clinicians, therapists, psychiatrists and nurse practitioners.
On public safety items, the committee approved awarding maintenance and inspection bids for mountain communications sites, accepted a grant‑funded clean‑agent fire suppression installation for a server room, appointed an additional hazmat team member, and approved a budget amendment to support a $15,000 explosives‑detection K9 grant for the sheriff’s office.
The votes were carried as read in the meeting transcript; no numerical roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript itself.
