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Mental Health Subcommittee approves minutes, hears director's report on contracts and programs
Summary
Vice Chair Meghan Rusco called the Cayuga County Community Services Board Mental Health Subcommittee to order Feb. 19, 2026. Members approved Nov. 13, 2025 minutes, heard the director's report on a contract for FLIPPA screenings and 1115 waivers, state aid support for AOT agreements, training plans and job openings, and reviewed agency reports before adjourning.
Vice Chair Meghan Rusco called the Cayuga County Community Services Board Mental Health Subcommittee to order at 12:00 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2026 at C.A.P., 89 York Street in Auburn. A quorum was present, and members voted to approve the Nov. 13, 2025 minutes on a motion by Caroline Dixon, seconded by Katrina Garrigan; the motion carried.
The director's report (presented to members under the agenda) covered several items: a contract with Cayuga Counseling to proceed with FLIPPA screenings and 1115 waivers, state aid funding to enhance Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) voluntary agreements, an EZ Par application submitted for a Moravia school satellite, upcoming trainings (including OMH Disaster Mental Health and a threat assessment course in March and DBT-E training for school and BOCES staff in May), and job openings for a Coordinator of Substance Use Initiatives and a Grant Assistant. Agency reports submitted prior to the meeting showed, among other figures, CCS served 634 individuals in January 2026 (51 admissions; 36 discharges) and CONTACT served 103 (YTD 103).
The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m. on a motion by Caroline Dixon, seconded by Christine Bianco. The subcommittee scheduled its next meeting for Thursday, March 19, 2026, at C.A.P. (The transcript lists March 19 as a next meeting date but shows 2025; this summary uses 2026 to match the Feb. 19, 2026 meeting date and the routine monthly cadence.)
