Supervisors Nov 18 2019
County to create office of public defender
By PETE KLEIN
LAKE PLEASANT--Before continuing to review the Hamilton County 2020 Tentative Budget when the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors met on November 18, the supervisors passed several resolutions including the following.
CREATING OFFICE OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
“WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Assigned Counsel Coordinator’s Office was established to manage the assigned counsel panel and facilitate effective legal representation in Hamilton County, and
“WHEREAS, Sterling T. Goodspeed was appointed the Hamilton County Assigned Counsel Coordinator, and
“WHEREAS, in the last several months significant changes have occurred in Hamilton County, including the following: Substantial diminishment of counsel available to participate in the panel; Substantial diminishment of the practicing attorney population; Assumption by the Assigned Counsel Coordinator of more criminal defense responsibilities due to a diminished panel.
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that effective January 1, 2020, the Office of the Hamilton County Public Defender will be established to provide criminal representation to all indigent legal defendants, and be it further RESOLVED, the following individuals are hereby appointed effective January 1, 2020 to the following positions in the newly established office: Sterling T. Goodspeed – Hamilton County Public Defender - $90,000; Martin Pozefsky – Assistant Public Defender - $50,000; Susan C. Goodspeed – Administrative Assistant Paralegal - $16,400.
COUNTY TO OPT OUT OF NEGOTIATION CLASS - OPIATE LITIGATION
“WHEREAS, Judge Polster of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio has preliminarily approved a request to certify a negotiating class setting forth the framework to assist the Court and the parties to achieve a national resolution of the opioid litigation, and
“WHEREAS, it is advantageous to negotiate in a group and the New York cities and counties are currently coordinated in a state litigation in Suffolk County, and
“WHEREAS, the coordinated litigation in Suffolk County will be the next county case be tried and Hamilton County is already in a unique situation to negotiate as a group, and
“WHEREAS, to opt out of the class, an Exclusion Request Form needs to be signed on behalf of Hamilton County and submitted to counsel prior to November 22, 2019, and
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Hamilton County is authorized to execute an Exclusion Request Form to opt out of the Negotiation Class as is advised by our legal counsel in this matter.”
OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE FIXING RECOVERY
“WHEREAS, the Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation is now moving forward within the court system, and
“WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Attorney recommends Hamilton County pursue said Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation, now, therefore, be it
“RESOLVED, that Hamilton County is hereby authorized to retain and contract with Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Attorneys at Law to represent Hamilton County in the Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation, and be it further
“RESOLVED, that Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Attorneys at Law are hereby authorized to bring an action on behalf of Hamilton County in an effort to recover Pharmaceutical Price Fixing costs on behalf of the County.”
CONTRACT WITH COMPREHENSIVE MEDICINE, PLLC
“WHEREAS, the County of Hamilton has approved a contract with Comprehensive Medicine PLLC to provide tele-psychiatry to residents of Hamilton receiving mental health services at Hamilton County Community Services, and
“WHEREAS, the utilization of services exceeded the cap of $30,000.00 specified in the contract, and
“WHEREAS, services projected to be provided by Comprehensive Medicine PLLC will require additional funding through the end of the current year, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors hereby approves amending the County’s 2019 contract with Comprehensive Medicine PLLC from a $30,000.00 cap to a $45,000.00 and the Treasurer be so advised.”
ELECTRONIC BILLING” FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
“WHEREAS, Hamilton County Community Services is required by the NYS Department of Health to have a current Certification Statement for Electronic Billing to allow the Adirondack Health Institute to process electronic claims on its behalf through the State’s Medicaid Fiscal Agent for its Care Coordination Services, and
“WHEREAS, the current Certification Statement for Electronic Billing for this program expires December 21, 2019, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is authorized to sign the Certification Statement for Electronic Billing to recertify electronic billing for ETIN BE6W Care Coordination Services for Hamilton County Community Services.”
DATE OF ORGANIZATION MEETING
“RESOLVED, that the Organization Meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 2:00 P.M.
County to create office of public defender
By PETE KLEIN
LAKE PLEASANT--Before continuing to review the Hamilton County 2020 Tentative Budget when the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors met on November 18, the supervisors passed several resolutions including the following.
CREATING OFFICE OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
“WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Assigned Counsel Coordinator’s Office was established to manage the assigned counsel panel and facilitate effective legal representation in Hamilton County, and
“WHEREAS, Sterling T. Goodspeed was appointed the Hamilton County Assigned Counsel Coordinator, and
“WHEREAS, in the last several months significant changes have occurred in Hamilton County, including the following: Substantial diminishment of counsel available to participate in the panel; Substantial diminishment of the practicing attorney population; Assumption by the Assigned Counsel Coordinator of more criminal defense responsibilities due to a diminished panel.
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that effective January 1, 2020, the Office of the Hamilton County Public Defender will be established to provide criminal representation to all indigent legal defendants, and be it further RESOLVED, the following individuals are hereby appointed effective January 1, 2020 to the following positions in the newly established office: Sterling T. Goodspeed – Hamilton County Public Defender - $90,000; Martin Pozefsky – Assistant Public Defender - $50,000; Susan C. Goodspeed – Administrative Assistant Paralegal - $16,400.
COUNTY TO OPT OUT OF NEGOTIATION CLASS - OPIATE LITIGATION
“WHEREAS, Judge Polster of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio has preliminarily approved a request to certify a negotiating class setting forth the framework to assist the Court and the parties to achieve a national resolution of the opioid litigation, and
“WHEREAS, it is advantageous to negotiate in a group and the New York cities and counties are currently coordinated in a state litigation in Suffolk County, and
“WHEREAS, the coordinated litigation in Suffolk County will be the next county case be tried and Hamilton County is already in a unique situation to negotiate as a group, and
“WHEREAS, to opt out of the class, an Exclusion Request Form needs to be signed on behalf of Hamilton County and submitted to counsel prior to November 22, 2019, and
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Hamilton County is authorized to execute an Exclusion Request Form to opt out of the Negotiation Class as is advised by our legal counsel in this matter.”
OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE FIXING RECOVERY
“WHEREAS, the Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation is now moving forward within the court system, and
“WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Attorney recommends Hamilton County pursue said Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation, now, therefore, be it
“RESOLVED, that Hamilton County is hereby authorized to retain and contract with Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Attorneys at Law to represent Hamilton County in the Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Recovery Litigation, and be it further
“RESOLVED, that Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Attorneys at Law are hereby authorized to bring an action on behalf of Hamilton County in an effort to recover Pharmaceutical Price Fixing costs on behalf of the County.”
CONTRACT WITH COMPREHENSIVE MEDICINE, PLLC
“WHEREAS, the County of Hamilton has approved a contract with Comprehensive Medicine PLLC to provide tele-psychiatry to residents of Hamilton receiving mental health services at Hamilton County Community Services, and
“WHEREAS, the utilization of services exceeded the cap of $30,000.00 specified in the contract, and
“WHEREAS, services projected to be provided by Comprehensive Medicine PLLC will require additional funding through the end of the current year, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors hereby approves amending the County’s 2019 contract with Comprehensive Medicine PLLC from a $30,000.00 cap to a $45,000.00 and the Treasurer be so advised.”
ELECTRONIC BILLING” FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
“WHEREAS, Hamilton County Community Services is required by the NYS Department of Health to have a current Certification Statement for Electronic Billing to allow the Adirondack Health Institute to process electronic claims on its behalf through the State’s Medicaid Fiscal Agent for its Care Coordination Services, and
“WHEREAS, the current Certification Statement for Electronic Billing for this program expires December 21, 2019, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is authorized to sign the Certification Statement for Electronic Billing to recertify electronic billing for ETIN BE6W Care Coordination Services for Hamilton County Community Services.”
DATE OF ORGANIZATION MEETING
“RESOLVED, that the Organization Meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 2:00 P.M.
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