10.27.26 Human Services Committee Meeting

The Monroe County Legislature’s Human Services Committee meeting on October 27, 2026, included a presentation by Lifespan of Greater Rochester President and CEO Ann Marie Cook on the county’s aging population and related needs, including transportation, long-term-care capacity, elder homelessness, caregiver support, and fraud prevention. No specific procurement action arose from the presentation. The committee approved, by voice vote, acceptance of a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services grant for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program at the Office of the Medical Examiner’s Forensic Toxicology Laboratory; the lab’s current testing turnaround was reported as about one month, with no downtime.

The committee also approved additional New York State Office for the Aging grant funding and an amendment to prior resolutions authorizing contracts for Monroe County Office for the Aging programs in 2026–2027. No grant amounts or vendors were specified. During discussion, a legislator requested information on agencies’ waitlists and justifications, and asked for a list of agencies that were not selected; the administration agreed to provide the latter. Both grant-related items carried.