Human Services committee approves two temporary staffing fills, including state‑funded aging tech

The Allegany County Human Services Committee voted to approve two personnel actions on routine agenda votes Wednesday: permission to fill a vacant aging service technician position and creation and fill of a temporary social welfare examiner.

Director of the Office for the Aging Anita Madison told the committee the aging service technician position is 100% state funded through New York Connects and would help older residents by providing application assistance for programs such as HEAP, Medicaid and SNAP, support Medicare insurance counseling and offer basic technology help to access online benefits. “This is at a 100% state funding,” Madison said. The committee moved and carried the request by voice vote.

A committee member raised a budget question about a difference between the salary listed in current materials and the department’s 2026 budgeted amount. Madison said she would verify the discrepancy, and confirmed the 2026 budget includes the position at grade 13 for entry placement.

Commissioner of Social Services Dan Horn requested the creation and fill of a social welfare examiner position for a temporary period from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, to be funded by reallocating money that had been budgeted for the Office for the Aging. Members discussed timing and salary implications; the motion to create and fill the temporary position was moved and carried by voice vote.

Chair opened both motions for standard voice votes and the committee approved them. The committee asked staff to return any required paperwork and confirm exact budget line items and salary step placement before final personnel processing.

The committee’s next order of business was a series of grant and contract items and an amendment to a youth‑board appointment resolution.