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Saratoga County committee accepts state grants, OASAS increase and authorizes plan update
Summary
The committee approved $50,000 in OASAS state aid for a gambling peer specialist at Healing Springs, accepted a $70,640 OCFS preventive‑services grant, approved a 2.7% OASAS inflation pass‑through of $51,309, and authorized a no‑cost annual update to the county four‑year plan.
At the July 7, 2026 meeting, the Saratoga County Health and Human Services Committee approved several routine state aid and grant items presented by Megan (staff member) and Patrick (commissioner).
Megan asked the committee to accept $50,000 in state aid from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to fund a gambling peer engagement specialist for the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Council of Saratoga County. The presenter said the position would be a certified peer with lived experience to work at the Prevention Council’s Healing Springs recovery center and that the $50,000 is 100% state aid and will annualize to $100,000 in 2027. The committee moved and carried the budget amendment to accept the funds.
Megan also presented a 2.7% targeted inflationary increase from OASAS, effective 04/01/2026, that would amend the 2026 budget by $51,309. About 80% of that increase will pass through to community agencies (Franklin Community Center, RISE, Housing and Support Services and the Prevention Council); roughly $10,295 remains with the county department, and $1,775 is earmarked for the Prevention Council peer assigned to the county office. The committee voted to accept the increase and pass funds to providers; the transcript records the motion carried but does not contain a numeric roll call.
Patrick (who identified himself as commissioner) requested acceptance of a Community Optional Preventive Services Program grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services in the amount of $70,640 to support preventive services that avert family crisis and reduce foster care placements. He said the funds will offset an existing contract with Together for Youth (contract amount $141,000), covering about half of that contract. Patrick said such contracts are estimated to save approximately $3,000,000 a year in foster care costs (as stated in the presentation). The committee approved the grant acceptance; the transcript records the motion carried.
Finally, the committee authorized the chairman to sign the annual update to the four‑year plan (2027 update) at the request of a staff member; that action has no budgetary impact and the motion carried.
All items in this roundup were approved at the meeting; in each case the transcript records members saying the motion carried but does not include numeric roll calls or tallies.
