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Cayuga County creates HELP Program positions, accepts state public-health funds and moves WIC budget lines
Summary
The Legislature created several HELP Program-designated positions in Public Health and Mental Health (including a Director of Environmental Health and multiple Staff Social Worker and Coordinator of Substance Use Initiatives positions), approved WIC budget reallocation, and accepted $23,084 in Article 6 performance incentive funding from New York State.
Legislators approved multiple personnel and budget actions to address staffing shortages and program needs across public-health and mental-health departments. The minutes show that the Director of Environmental Health position was reclassified and the Legislature authorized creation and filling of a Director of Environmental Health (HELP Program) position with funding transferred within the Health Department budget (Resolution 59-26). The Legislature also authorized creation of grant-funded positions in Mental Health, including a Coordinator of Substance Use Initiatives and multiple Staff Social Worker HELP positions (Resolutions 65-26, 66-26, 67-26). Each HELP position is recorded as budget-neutral within departmental accounts and eligible for non-competitive hire under New York State’s HELP program rules.
In addition to staffing actions, the Health Department carried a WIC budget modification (Resolution 60-26) moving roughly $23,462 between salary/fringe and expense lines to cover professional services and language interpretation; and the Legislature authorized acceptance of $23,084 in Article 6 State Aid performance incentive funding (Resolution 61-26). Committee chairs Amy Sargent (Health & Human Services) and Elane Daly (Ways & Means) are recorded as sponsors and the motions were carried 'all in favor.' The minutes document that these HELP classifications were reviewed by the County Civil Service process and approved for non-competitive appointment for defined periods.
