Health & Human Services 10/6/2026

The Saratoga County Health & Human Services meeting on October 6, 2026, approved the September 1 minutes and several funding and agreement resolutions. The committee approved a $90,000 county contribution, using Community Services for the Elderly funds, toward a wheelchair-accessible vehicle for the Town of Halfmoon; the town will provide a 25% match, and the vehicle is intended for Halfmoon use. The committee also approved an agreement with the Saratoga County Prevention Council to administer a student substance-use survey, at costs of $34,635 for the upcoming school-year cycle and $36,367 for the 2028–29 cycle, funded through settlement proceeds.

Other approved actions included accepting $162,389 in additional state mental-health aid and related budget and provider agreement adjustments; accepting funding that supports a RISE contract, with a stated new contract amount of $103,391; and accepting multiple state and federal human-services allocations, including $70,000 for behavioral-health consultation services. The behavioral-health services are provided by ECS Psychological Services under the second year of an RFP award. The committee also approved allocations for shelter-arrears assistance, domestic-violence advocacy, and foster-youth services; some amounts in the transcript are unclear. Motions were made and approved for the items presented. No policy changes were identified.