RESOLUTION NO. 292
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SENIOR HOPE COUNSELING REGARDING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING AND AMENDING THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Introduced: 5/13/24
By Health Committee:
WHEREAS, The Director of the Albany County Department of Mental Health has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Senior Hope Counseling regarding Opioid Settlement Funding in the amount of $87,070 for the term commencing June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The Director has indicated that this funding will be used to staff a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate in the Albany Medical Center Emergency Room to help inform seniors about the risk of opioid and other drug use and to engage them in treatment, and
WHEREAS, The Director has also requested a budget amendment to incorporate this funding into the 2024 Department of Mental Health Budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Senior Hope Counseling, Albany, NY 12208 regarding Opioid Settlement Funding in the amount of $87,070 for the term commencing June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2024 Department of Mental Health Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account A4320 0 3735 NYS Opioid Settlement Funds by $87,070
Increase Appropriation Account A4320.4 by $87,070 by increasing Line Item A4320 4 4489 Senior Hope Counseling by $87,070
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.