Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Aging Services topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee OKs Office for the Aging contract increases and accepts two NYSOFA allocations
Summary
Steuben County’s Human Services committee approved modest contract increases for Home Instead and a dietitian, and accepted $15,000 for a Ramp program and $8,018 for RSVP from the New York State Office for the Aging. All motions passed unanimously.
Gabe Smalt, director of the Office for the Aging, asked the committee to authorize three contract amendments and to accept two additional state allocations to expand aging services.
Smalt requested a $5,000 increase to the Home Instead EISEP contract, a $6,000 increase to Home Instead’s respite contract, and an increase of about $1,650 to the dietician contract with Leslie Elliott (the transcript shows a staff figure around $1,650). The committee approved the contract amendments by voice vote. Smalt also requested acceptance of a $15,000 allocation from the New York State Office for the Aging for the county’s Ramp program and an $8,018 increase for the RSVP program. Jack K. Wheeler complimented the Ramp program for its partnership with GST BOCES and noted that NYSOFA representatives attended a local volunteer recognition event. All motions carried 4-0.
Why it matters: the funds and contract adjustments were presented as incremental increases to support home-based and volunteer aging services; officials said the ramp program expansion grew out of demonstrated partnership successes.
What’s next: directors were authorized to execute the contract amendments and accept state funds; no additional conditions or follow-up dates were recorded in the minutes.
