2014 County Overview and State Budget Impact Hon. Steven M. Neuhaus, County Executive Hon. L. Stephen Brescia, Chair, County Legislature Mark R. Alger, NYSAC President Stephen J. Acquario, Executive Director
County 2014 County Overview and State Budget Impact Report for County Table of Contents I. Executive Summary... 2 II. Regional Overview... 3 Demographic Data... 3 Unemployment Data... 4 Sales Tax and Property Tax Data... 6 Sales Tax... 6 All Municipal Property Tax Levy Information... 7 Measuring Fiscal Stress in Your County... 9 Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM)... 11 Education Funding in the State Budget... 12 2014/15 State School Aid County... 12 III. Economic Development and Transportation... 13 Regional Economic Development Council Funding... 13 2013 CFA Funding Awards in County... 14 Regional / Multi County Projects:... 16 Parks and Recreation... 17 Department of Transportation and CHIPS Funding... 17 IV. Health and Human Services... 19 Medicaid... 19 Impact of Affordable Care Act on County Medicaid Costs... 19 Nursing Home Upper Payment Limit Intergovernmental Transfer... 19 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 1
I. Executive Summary County The New York State Association of Counties developed this report to provide detailed and customized statistics and budget information unique to your county. The State-imposed property tax freeze/rebate program, combined with a mandatory government efficiency program, will require counties to work closely with local governments and other taxing districts. The temporary tax freeze/rebate program will begin this year for school districts, which adopt their 2014-15 School Year budgets in May of 2014. In order for homeowners to receive a property tax rebate in October 2014, their school district must keep their budgets within the property tax cap limit. The same holds true for local governments in 2015 and 2016. In addition, all school districts and local governments must submit an efficiency plan to the state Division of Budget by June 1, 2015 that demonstrates a 1 percent savings off the 2014 adopted levy for years 2017, 2018 and 2019. The statute anticipates, but does not require, that counties will take the lead in facilitating these shared service/government efficiency plans. In order to assist you in developing those efficiency plans, this report provides a series of statistical, demographic, and economic data unique to your county. This data includes the most up to date tax and budget information available at the state level in April 2014. You should consult with your county real property tax director for 2014 adopted levy information for all local governments in your county. The fund balance reserves are based on the latest state comptroller data and may need to be locally updated as well. Other statistics, such as unemployment, age, household income, gender, school aid runs, revenue sharing revenue, sales tax revenue and others, are included to provide a better understanding of your communities as you continue to provide local programs and services mindful of the property tax freeze provisions. For NYSAC s most up to date analysis of the state budget impact on counties as a whole, visit www.nysac.org (click on the Policy & Research tab). New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 2
County II. Regional Overview Demographic Data A county s demographic data and trends provide a snapshot of the county s needs, growth, and strengths. The data below reflects the most recent census and American Communities Survey data for your county and New York State, as well as data from the previous census, in 2000. ORANGE ORANGE NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY COUNTY STATE STATE 2010 Census 2000 Census 2010 Census 2000 Census Total population 372,813 341,367 19,378,102 18,976,457 Median age 36.7 34.7 38.00 35.9 % 0-24 36.9 37.7 32.70 34 % 25-34 11.3 12.7 13.70 14.5 % 35-64 40.8 35.9 40.10 38.7 % 65-85 9.5 12.3 11.50 11.2 % 85+ 1.5 1.4 2.00 1.6 Female (%) 50.0 49.9 51.60 51.8 Male (%) 50.0 50.1 48.40 48.2 $242,000 $216,000 $148,700 Median home sale price (2013 data) (in 2013) Poverty rate 11.7 10.5 14.90 14.6 Median household income 70,712.00 52,058.00 57,683.00 43,393.00 Birth rate 12.6 14.4 12.20 13.6 Death rate 6.6 7.2 7.60 8.3 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 3
County Unemployment Data Rate of Unemployment by County of Residence March 2014 (Not seasonally adjusted) COUNTY RATE COUNTY RATE Albany 5.5% Allegany 7.5% Bronx 11.7% Broome 7.6% Cattaraugus 7.8% Cayuga 7.2% Chautauqua 7.7% Chemung 7.6% Chenango 7.1% Clinton 8.1% Columbia 6.2% Cortland 8.2% Delaware 7.6% Dutchess 6.1% Erie 6.9% Essex 9.3% Franklin 8.8% Fulton 8.5% Genesee 6.8% Greene 7.6% Hamilton 9.6% Herkimer 8.8% Jefferson 10.1% Kings 8.8% Lewis 10.7% Livingston 7.3% Madison 8.3% Monroe 6.4% Montgomery 8.7% Nassau 5.2% New York 6.7% Niagara 8.1% Oneida 7.2% Onondaga 6.4% Ontario 6.8% 6.3% Orleans 9.5% Oswego 9.1% Otsego 6.8% Putnam 5.2% Queens 7.6% Rensselaer 6.4% Richmond 7.6% Rockland 5.3% St. Lawrence 9.2% Saratoga 5.7% Schenectady 6.2% Schoharie 8.8% Schuyler 7.8% Seneca 6.8% Steuben 8.3% Suffolk 6.0% Sullivan 8.4% Tioga 7.9% Tompkins 4.4% Ulster 7.0% Warren 8.2% Washington 7.6% Wayne 7.6% Westchester 5.7% Wyoming 8.5% Yates 6.4% New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 4
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Sales Tax and Property Tax Data County Counties have two main forms of revenue: sales taxes and property taxes. Counties were granted the authority to levy a sales tax in 1967, one year after the implementation of a Medicaid program that required counties to fund half of the nonfederal share. At that point, the county contribution was $112 million. Today that number is $7.5 billion. Sales Tax Counties have the authority to levy a three percent local sales tax. Any amount above three percent, the county must receive permission from the State Legislature. State lawmakers have historically agreed to allow counties to increase their local sales tax rate above 3 percent, as a way to help pay for Medicaid and other state programs and services that are funded and delivered at the local level. The first quarter county sales tax data for 2014 continues a trend that began with the start of the Great Recession. There has been a significant reduction in sales tax growth on an annual basis. Historically, from 1990 through 2007, sales tax growth averaged about 4 percent each year. However, from 2008 through 2013 average sales tax growth has been around 1.65 percent. Future collections are uncertain. New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 6
County All Municipal Property Tax Levy Information The adopted budget includes a two-year property tax freeze initiative that would provide state financed rebate checks to STAR qualified homeowners. The payments will be made by the state to homeowners in the following circumstances: o Year One The State will provide tax rebates to homeowners (via a check from the state not as part of a personal income tax return), with qualifying incomes of $500,000 or less (STAR eligible properties), who live in a jurisdiction that stays within the property tax cap (as determined by the current tax cap formula). o Year Two the tax cap must be maintained and each local government that wants to make local residents eligible for a state tax rebate must also submit a shared services and/or government efficiency plan to the State. o Shared services and government efficiency plans must demonstrate savings of 1 percent of the combined 2014 levy of participating municipalities in each year 2017, 2018 and 2019. There is no requirement to use these savings to reduce future levies. o Allows any municipality to submit an individual plan that meets these objectives (rather than a shared services consortium). Plan must demonstrate savings of 1 percent of levy for 2017, 2018, 2019. o Cost reduction shared services proposals can be coordinated by any local government within a county. (County not required to be lead, but expected to be) o No authority granted to the state to withhold state aid due to municipalities for failure to meet savings targets (withholding state aid was proposed by the Governor). o New language is included that requires the State to consider past shared services arrangements or government efficiency programs to be applicable in demonstrating the targeted savings as part of the government efficiency plan. o A tax credit would be made available in municipalities that reduce or hold steady their property tax levy. The rebate payable would be equal to the allowable tax levy growth factor for that year (including adjustments for inflation, economic growth, pensions, PILOTs, etc.). Under the original proposal, no rebate was allowed in these circumstances. Below is a chart showing the property tax levies for municipalities within your county for the most recently available year (2012). It also provides an estimate of what one percent in savings would equate to if all municipalities participated in this tax rebate/shared services freeze initiative. Schools districts are not required, nor expected to partner with other municipalities within a county under this legislation. County real property tax directors should have tax levy data for all municipalities within your county for 2014. New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 7
County TABLE 1-2012 REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVIES - DETAIL NOTE: "Fire" includes levies of both fire districts and town fire protection districts. Also any village not appearing on this table may be a non-filer, see the Non-Filer Tab for that listing. 2012 REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVIES OTHER TOWN TOTAL PROPERTY MUNICIPAL SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX LEVY - ALL NAME CLASS COUNTY CITY TOWN VILLAGE FIRE DISTRICTS DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES Middletown City $4,975,831 $17,342,827 $30,323,512 $52,642,170 Newburgh City $3,551,925 $19,483,461 $24,509,572 $47,544,958 Port Jervis City $1,492,641 $4,276,855 $10,656,570 $16,426,066 Blooming Grove Town $5,563,854 $6,618,319 $1,626,036 $2,099,259 $37,413,937 $53,321,405 South Blooming Grove Village $557,881 $557,881 Washingtonville Village $2,343,905 $2,343,905 Chester Town $4,451,534 $5,805,477 $1,196,951 $1,131,187 $28,214,094 $40,799,243 Chester Village $3,045,916 $3,045,916 Cornwall Town $4,820,870 $4,181,966 $1,089,782 $2,002,328 $32,657,682 $44,752,628 Cornwall-On-Hudson Village $2,105,401 $2,105,401 Crawford Town $2,952,918 $4,214,732 $1,066,545 $506,274 $17,498,881 $26,239,350 Deerpark Town $1,857,025 $2,538,390 $739,359 $2,000 $13,573,755 $18,710,529 Goshen Town $5,018,242 $4,585,702 $2,024,589 $11,511 $30,642,109 $42,282,153 Goshen Village $4,583,864 $4,583,864 Greenville Town $1,370,389 $1,185,280 $557,465 $0 $8,295,923 $11,409,057 Hamptonburgh Town $2,314,440 $823,570 $520,374 $68,858 $14,891,843 $18,619,085 Highlands Town $1,883,064 $2,546,656 $382,420 $260,809 $9,852,089 $14,925,038 Highland Falls Village $2,795,382 $2,795,382 Minisink Town $1,396,144 $995,278 $422,766 $0 $8,433,326 $11,247,514 Unionville Village $230,650 $230,650 Monroe Town $11,879,367 $3,784,315 $1,629,704 $3,632,343 $56,585,355 $77,511,084 Kiryas Joel Village $2,079,913 $2,079,913 Monroe Village $5,547,086 $5,547,086 Montgomery Town $6,638,197 $4,712,342 $2,453,257 $644,743 $40,438,152 $54,886,691 Maybrook Village $1,195,629 $1,195,629 Montgomery Village $2,453,358 $2,453,358 Walden Village $4,380,243 $4,380,243 Mount Hope Town $1,611,461 $1,841,781 $500,457 $119,390 $9,809,388 $13,882,477 Otisville Village $477,506 $477,506 Newburgh Town $12,055,828 $14,748,532 $4,597,617 $3,582,950 $82,176,842 $117,161,769 New Windsor Town $7,295,083 $9,826,524 $2,016,011 $3,905,717 $49,516,572 $72,559,907 Tuxedo Town $4,209,291 $4,874,499 $797,900 $1,210,005 $19,058,518 $30,150,213 Tuxedo Park Village $3,295,107 $3,295,107 Wallkill Town $10,153,003 $8,994,027 $3,888,501 $4,349,047 $56,774,731 $84,159,309 Warwick Town $12,083,424 $9,054,220 $2,496,244 $1,248,582 $76,256,293 $101,138,763 Florida Village $1,346,827 $1,346,827 Greenwood Lake Village $2,160,727 $2,160,727 Warwick Village $2,987,751 $2,987,751 Wawayanda Town $2,474,119 $1,518,326 $1,105,174 $342,596 $14,885,761 $20,325,976 Woodbury Town $5,151,333 $8,736,836 $74,359 $1,997,381 $36,052,405 $52,012,314 Harriman Village $1,621,671 $1,621,671 Woodbury Village $3,498,213 $3,498,213 Municipal Totals ($) $115,199,983 $41,103,143 $101,586,772 $46,707,030 $29,185,511 $27,114,980 $708,517,310 $1,069,414,729 Municipal Totals (%) 10.8% 3.8% 9.5% 4.4% 2.7% 2.5% 66.3% 100.0% Under the Adopted Property Tax Freeze, 1% Savings from Shared Services & Government Consolidation for $3,608,974 All ORANGE Municipalities Except Schools = New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 8
Measuring Fiscal Stress in Your County County Fiscal stress experienced by New York taxpayers has been a top concern of statewide elected officials in recent years. A primary focus of state lawmakers has been property taxes and the high cost of government in New York (state and local). Over the last several years, reforms have been undertaken to lower the fiscal burden on taxpayers and local governments. Identifying the pressure points and being able to measure fiscal stress are essential to focusing reforms and scarce resources where they are needed most. For many years, fiscal stress on local governments in New York has been a recurring problem and the Great Recession exposed these vulnerabilities anew. Since then, the Governor and State Comptroller developed separate mechanisms and responses for measuring fiscal stress in local communities. The Governor created a local government Financial Restructuring Board (FRB) (www.frb.ny.gov/) that is designed to provide financial assistance and advice to communities that apply. The FRB uses two general measures to determine if a community is experiencing fiscal stress: 1) Property tax rates per $1,000 compared to other municipalities, and 2) Average fund balance in undedicated fiscal reserves. Both measures rely on a five-year average of the most recently available data. The Governor has linked the fiscal stress felt by taxpayers and local governments together through his property tax cap and property tax freeze initiative. The Governor strongly believes that more shared services and local government cooperation is a key component of government reform that can help both taxpayers and local governments address fiscal burdens. As counties and other local governments expand existing initiatives and commence new plans to improve local government efficiencies as envisioned under the recently enacted property tax freeze legislation, NYSAC is providing information about how communities in your county rank on the Governor s fiscal stress meter. (See your county s information below). In addition, we should point out that the FRB fiscal stress tool differs from the State Comptroller s Fiscal Monitoring System, which uses a more comprehensive review of local government financial information to identify communities along a continuum of low fiscal stress to high fiscal stress. More information on the Comptroller s fiscal monitoring system can be found at: http://osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/index.htm Under the Comptroller s system, he has found that county government is currently experiencing more fiscal stress than other local governments. To date, the Comptroller s fiscal monitoring system has identified 142 municipalities in some level of fiscal stress: 16 counties (28 percent) 5 cities (8 percent) 18 towns (1.9 percent) 16 villages (2.9 percent) 87 School Districts (12.4 percent) New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 9
County New York State Financial Restructuring Board - Fiscal Stress Indicators Data for 2008-2012 5-Year Average Indicators* Average Full Average Fund Value Property Balance MUNICIPAL COUNTY Tax Rates Percentages NAME CLASS NAME FRB Eligible if > 6.823 FRB eligble if < 5% County of $1.65 31.72% Middletown City $9.12 18.26% Newburgh City $11.93 6.14% Port Jervis City $8.08 21.99% Blooming Grove Town $4.57 60.92% South Blooming Grove Village $1.58 30.55% Washingtonville Village $4.18 9.14% Chester Town $4.73 8.36% Chester Village $6.15 54.83% Cornwall Town $3.43 28.58% Cornwall-On-Hudson Village $4.46 6.12% Crawford Town $4.33 13.28% Deerpark Town $3.95 15.84% Goshen Town $2.52 16.95% Goshen Village $6.11 14.79% Greenville Town $2.27 100.57% Hamptonburgh Town $1.18 36.99% Highlands Town $5.44 --- Highland Falls Village $7.01 10.43% Minisink Town $2.42-20.28% Unionville Village $4.43 --- Monroe Town $2.71 31.53% Kiryas Joel Village $3.17 10.70% Monroe Village $5.22 21.97% Montgomery Town $2.28 58.38% Maybrook Village $5.65 58.93% Montgomery Village $6.54 24.01% Walden Village $8.16 3.81% Mount Hope Town $4.10 56.06% Otisville Village $5.41 13.72% Newburgh Town $4.14 33.95% New Windsor Town $5.01 13.20% Tuxedo Town $4.22 10.46% Tuxedo Park Village $5.23 25.85% Wallkill Town $4.08 14.47% Warwick Town $2.29 30.55% Florida Village $3.74 33.44% Greenwood Lake Village $5.61 13.25% Warwick Village $3.94 16.19% Wawayanda Town $2.27 163.90% Woodbury Town $6.09 50.45% Harriman Village $6.35 59.33% Woodbury Village $1.54 44.45% --- Missing Data * Data * Data from from the the Office Office of the of State the State Comptroller. Comptroller. Fiscal Fiscal stress stress indicators indicators defined defined by the Governor's by the Governor's Financial Financial Restructuring Restructuring Board Board more more details details at: at: http://www.frb.ny.gov/ In evaluating whether a municipality is a Fiscally Eligible Municipality, the Board is to consider the New York State In evaluating Association whether of Counties a municipality May 6, 2014 a Fiscally Eligible Municipality, the Board is to consider the average full value property tax rate, the average fund balance percentage, and any other criteria that the 10 average full value property tax rate, the average fund balance percentage, and any other criteria that the Board Board deems deems relevant. relevant.
Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) County State unrestricted aid to local governments has been held flat for several years at about $715 million dollars. This is down from a peak of about $1.1 billion in unrestricted aid provided in 1988-89. Counties stopped receiving state unrestricted aid (revenue sharing) in 1989, when the county share totaled about $47 million (not including New York City). Today, about 90 percent of AIM funding is targeted to cities and the rest goes to towns and villages. For cities, AIM assistance can be a significant portion of their total budget and could approach 30 percent of total revenue for some municipalities. For towns and villages AIM generally represents a very small portion of local revenues, but remains very important. Below is a chart of AIM payments to local governments in your county. Aid and Incentives for Municipalities Municipality County Aid and Incentives for Municipalities 2014-15 Budget Municipality County 2014-15 Budget City of Middletown Ora nge $2,705,826 City of Newburgh Ora nge $4,464,656 Town of Wawayanda Ora nge $18,769 City of Port Jervis Ora nge $1,406,263 Town of Woodbury Ora nge $29,613 Town of Blooming Grove Ora nge $51,573 Village of Chester Ora nge $10,052 Town of Chester $27,894 Village of Cornwall-On-Hudson Ora nge $19,733 Town of Cornwall $47,849 Village of Florida $10,927 Town of Crawford $23,088 Village of Goshen $29,475 Town of Deerpark Ora nge $28,308 Village of Greenwood LakeOra nge $12,733 Town of Goshen $33,377 Village of Harriman $4,724 Town of Greenville Ora nge $8,885 Village of Highland Falls Ora nge $37,299 Town of Hamptonburgh Ora nge $11,898 Village of Kiryas Joel Ora nge $24,213 Town of Highlands $137,594 Village of Maybrook $13,179 Town of Minisink $9,773 Village of Monroe $31,456 Town of Monroe $52,029 Village of Montgomery $14,162 Town of Montgomery $68,115 Village of Otisville $6,561 Town of Mount Hope Ora nge $13,981 Village of Tuxedo Park Ora nge $5,722 Town of New Windsor $121,586 Village of Unionville $5,729 Town of Newburgh $108,589 Village of Walden $47,095 Town of Tuxedo $14,238 Village of Warwick $28,312 Town of Wallkill $89,881 Village of Washingtonville $13,070 Town of Warwick Ora nge $67,077 Countywide AIM Total $9,492,480 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 11
Education Funding in the State Budget County The State Budget for fiscal year 2014-15 emphasized education spending over all other priorities. After several years of significant funding cuts the budget this year made an investment in general education aid and also through a $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act proposal. Total preschool through 12 th grade state aid is $21.8 billion, a 5.27 percent increase. If approved by voters in November another $2 billion in one time aid will be provided to school districts to help upgrade technology capacity and learning aids in classrooms across the state. The Bond Act funding will be distributed along regular school aid formulas. The attached chart provides a breakdown of how school districts in your county fared under the general state aid for schools and how much they could receive from the bond act if it is approved by voters. 2014/15 State School Aid County. School District 2014 / 2015 Total Allocation Increase Over Prior Year Smart School Bond Act Allocation* Washingtonville $ 28,547,267 6.15% $ 2,862,021 Chester $ 6,548,615 9.78% $ 565,011 Cornwall $ 16,932,336 6.70% $ 1,579,027 Pine Bush $ 48,454,506 6.22% $ 5,050,017 Goshen $ 13,536,893 8.11% $ 1,343,184 Highland Falls $ 8,856,109 6.55% $ 848,982 Middletown $ 76,060,226 5.70% $ 6,897,920 Minisink Valley $ 39,620,964 2.94% $ 3,571,363 Monroe Woodbury $ 45,170,447 3.35% $ 4,494,641 Kiryas Joel $ 6,233,944 10.23% $ 462,914 Valley-Montgmr $ 32,461,008 4.81% $ 3,403,847 Newburgh $ 132,850,541 4.77% $ 12,831,056 Port Jervis $ 33,705,353 7.64% $ 3,185,814 Tuxedo $ 916,317 3.66% $ 95,112 Warwick Valley $ 22,525,112 4.55% $ 2,213,192 Greenwood Lake $ 6,669,864 12.07% $ 636,406 Florida $ 5,489,511 8.44% $ 490,283 Countywide Total $ 524,579,013 5.40% $ 50,530,790 *This is subject to voter referendum in November 2014. $2 Bill statewide school technology and construction bond act. Each district would apply for their allocation if the act is approved by voters. New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 12
County III. Economic Development and Transportation Regional Economic Development Council Funding The table below indicates funding awards for each of the 10 regions over the three years that the Regional Economic Development Councils have been operating, as well as the total each region has been awarded. Regional Economic Development Council Funding Awards (in millions) Region Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 3 year total 2011 2012 2013 Western NY $ 100.3 $ 52.8 $ 60.8 $ 213.9 Finger Lakes $ 68.8 $ 96.2 $ 59.8 $ 224.8 Southern Tier $ 49.4 $ 91.1 $ 81.9 $ 222.4 Central NY $ 103.7 $ 93.8 $ 66.9 $ 264.4 Mohawk Valley $ 60.2 $ 59.7 $ 82.4 $ 202.3 North Country $ 103.2 $ 90.2 $ 81.3 $ 274.7 Capital Region $ 62.7 $ 50.3 $ 82.8 $ 195.8 Mid-Hudson $ 67.0 $ 92.8 $ 59.6 $ 219.4 NYC $ 66.2 $ 51.4 $ 57.4 $ 175.0 Long Island $ 101.6 $ 59.7 $ 83.0 $ 244.3 Round IV of the REDC initiative will include $750 million in available funding for 2014. The application deadline opens May 1, 2014 with a deadline for applications on June 16 th at 4pm. More information is available at: www.regionalcouncils.ny.gov. Following is a list of all of the projects in your county that received funding in 2013. New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 13
County 2013 CFA Funding Awards in County Source: http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/assets/documents/2013redcbooklet.pdf County Applicant Project Title Description Award City of Middletown City of Newburgh City of Newburgh Continental Organics, LLC County of Kolmar Laboratories Inc Middletown Community Health Center Inc County Business Accelerator City of Middletown Wastewater Engineering Study Newburgh Broadway Design Guidelines Project Scobie Drive Industrial Park Infrastructure Assistance Project New Windsor Continental Farm Sustainable - Empowering Sustainability in Local Communities Manufacturing Facility Improvements Pathway to Health County Certified Business Incubator Proposal The City of Middletown will complete an engineering report to update the City of Middletown s 2003 Sewer System evaluation survey allowing the City to better identify sources of inflow & infiltration. The City of Newburgh will use $20,000 in New York Main Street Technical Assistance funds to develop design guidelines for the City of Newburgh's Broadway Corridor. The City will construct utility upgrades including a sewer lift station and force main connection to the existing sewer system and a watermain extension from the existing water distribution system. Continental Organics will purchase enhanced sustainable agriculture equipment for an aquaponics facility. Led by County, the project will implement the recently completed Mid Hudson Regional Sustainability Plan through research and incorporation of amendments to municipal plans, policies and codes administered by the County of as well as four municipalities. The project will disseminate the best practices and lessons learned in this initiative to other local governments in County and in the adjoining Mid Hudson region through an education and outreach campaign. The project will result in the construction of a dedicated bulk manufacturing area for dermatological preparations within the current footprint of the Kolmar Port Jervis facility. This project will provide the plans to rehabilitate a historic, abandoned train station in a distressed neighborhood in the City of Middletown. The County Certified Business Incubator will link numerous regional assets and business development programs into one unified program. This consortium will assist start-up businesses in the Mid-Hudson Region by deploying best practices and provide $30,000 $20,000 $250,000 $750,000 $217,000 $250,000 $500,000 $125,000 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 14
County Regional Medical Center RIJ Pharmaceutical Corporation The Monroe Cable Company Inc The Monroe Cable Company Inc The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc Warwick Valley Local Development Corp City of Port Jervis Taylor Biomass Energy LLC Medical Campus Development RIJ Pharmaceutical Growth Plan Crossfire Integration Crossfire Integration Scenic Hudson Mine Dock Park Redevelopment of Mid- Correctional Facility Port Jervis Main Street Revitalization Large-scale Wasteto-energy Facility The Regional Medical Center (ORMC) will construct a 120,000 square foot medical office/fitness center building on its main campus in Middletown. This project will entail the required land acquisition, planning, designing and construction. Capital investment in new manufacturing lines and capital R&D investment for developing generic equivalents of prescription products available as a result of expiration of patent. The Monroe Cable Company, Inc. will add a 40,000 square foot expansion to house an electron beam irradiation. The additional space will relieve existing congestion and facilitate visual manufacturing and reduce outsourcing, and also create up to 50 jobs. The Monroe Cable Company, Inc. will add a 40,000 square foot expansion to house an electron beam irradiation. The additional space will relieve existing congestion and facilitate visual manufacturing and reduce outsourcing, and also create up to 50 jobs. Acquisition of the former Fort Montgomery Marina property is creating the opportunity for public access to the Hudson River in the Town of Highlands for the first time since the late 1800s. With over 1,000 feet of frontage along the Hudson River, this mostly vacant and readily accessible property has the potential to be a tremendous asset for residents upon repurposing as a public park. Grant funds will support the Friends of Scenic Hudson Mine Dock Park s plans for park development. The Warwick Valley Local Development Corporation will redevelop the closed Mid- Correctional Facility as a technology/light manufacturing business park. $750,000 $400,000 $250,000 $650,000 $374,414 $50,000 The City of Port Jervis Community Development Agency will use $200,000 in $200,000 New York Main Street funds to assist two key commercial and residential mixeduse buildings. Total project cost is estimated at $2.5 million, with additional funding from owner equity, CPC bank financing, and HUD HOME funds of County. Taylor Biomass Energy, LLC will build a large-scale waste-to-energy facility in Montgomery. The facility will utilize a heated sand media to sublimate the $1,000,000 organic fraction of waste materials in an oxygen-starved environment. Subtotal of County Projects: $5,816,414 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 15
County Regional / Multi County Projects: (Projects that cross multiple regions may not be listed.) Dutchess, Ulster,, Rockland, Westchester Rockland,, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Albany Ulster,, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, Westchester, Rockland, Greene Ulster,, Dutchess, Sullivan, Westchester Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Inc. Hudson Valley Center for Innovation State University of New York at New Paltz Ulster BOCES Building Analysis and Energy Auditing Training NYS Clean Tech Certified Business Incubator Proposal 3D Printing Initiative at SUNY New Paltz Medical Office and Information Technology Training Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Inc. of Poughkeepsie will train 50 long-term unemployed workers in Envelope Professional Certification, business and financial education, professional development, building analysis, multi-family building analysis, commercial buildings, entrepreneurship, green technologies, and energy auditing. The NYS Clean Tech Certified Business Incubator will assist Clean Tech based businesses in the Hudson Valley region by deploying best practices and provide mentorship programs, access to relevant programming, and other business related services to eligible participants. The 3-D Printing Initiative at SUNY New Paltz is part of a goal to establish the region as a national center for additive manufacturing (3-D printing) technology, design, research and manufacturing. Ulster County BOCES will train 20 long-term unemployed workers in medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, medical coding, International Classification of Diseases, current procedural terminology, insurance billing collection, medical law/ethics, human relations, medical office applications/management, clinical asepsis, clinical procedures, pharmacology, A+ Certification, compliance/operational security, network security, threats/vulnerabilities, application data host security, and cryptography. $96,000.00 $125,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $100,000.00 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 16
County Parks and Recreation The Budget includes $90 million to advance 69 projects to improve and repair 53 state parks and historic sites. The projects in your region include: Mid Hudson: $6.27 million for nine projects in eight parks/sites Rockland Lake State Park -- Rehabilitate the North Swimming Pool Bathhouse. Cost: $2,000,000 Harriman State Park -- Continue Renovation Of Children s Group Camps. Cost: $1,000,000 FDR State Park -- Rehabilitate Swimming Pool Bathhouse & Entry Plaza. Cost: $1,000,000 James Baird State Park -- Install Golf Course Irrigation System to Improve Playing Conditions. Cost: $670,000 Fahnestock State Park -- Continue Improvement of the Canopus Lake Welcome Center. Cost: $500,000 James Baird State Park -- Park Drinking Water System Improvements (Health and Safety Improvement). Cost: $400,000 Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site -- Repair Stone Retaining Wall & Stairs. Cost: $350,000 Mills-Norrie State Park -- Hoyt House Historic Preservation Improvements. Cost: $250,000 Staatsburgh State Historic Site -- Upgrade Basement Electrical System (Health and Safety Improvement). Cost: $100,000 Department of Transportation and CHIPS Funding The 2014/15 State Budget allocated $438.1 million for Consolidated Highway Improvement. This funding level is consistent with the 2013-14 Budget, which increased CHIPS by $75 million the first such increase in five years. The budget also includes an additional $40 million of capital to help municipalities repair and rehabilitate local roads and bridges impacted by the extreme winter. The following chart illustrates CHIPS funding for all municipalities within your county for the 13/14 and 14/15 fiscal years. The last column shows each municipality s share of the $40 million in extreme winter capital funding. County CHIPS Funding Local Government 13/14 CHIPS 14/15 CHIPS Change Extreme Winter Capital Funding 14/15 County of $ 2,606,765 $ 2,607,657 $ 892 $ 177,599 City of Middletown $ 513,063 $ 510,226 $ (2,837) $ 38,817 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 17
County City of Newburgh $ 366,690 $ 367,214 $ 524 $ 32,620 City of Port Jervis $ 232,934 $ 233,244 $ 310 $ 21,479 Town of Blooming Grove $ 112,386 $ 112,339 $ (47) $ 12,794 Town of Chester $ 83,893 $ 83,857 $ (36) $ 9,128 Town of Cornwall $ 84,729 $ 84,696 $ (33) $ 9,778 Town of Crawford $ 159,797 $ 159,739 $ (58) $ 18,124 Town of Deerpark $ 185,658 $ 185,592 $ (66) $ 21,262 Town of Goshen $ 144,441 $ 144,389 $ (52) $ 16,609 Town of Greenville $ 115,699 $ 115,657 $ (42) $ 13,269 Town of Hamptonburgh $ 89,513 $ 89,513 $ - $ 9,809 Town of Highlands $ 23,230 $ 23,223 $ (7) $ 2,808 Town of Minisink $ 107,698 $ 107,661 $ (37) $ 12,013 Town of Monroe $ 87,115 $ 86,321 $ (794) $ 9,811 Town of Montgomery $ 142,675 $ 142,794 $ 119 $ 16,193 Town of Mount Hope $ 85,732 $ 85,702 $ (30) $ 9,797 Town of Newburgh $ 300,166 $ 300,897 $ 731 $ 34,196 Town of New Windsor $ 201,217 $ 201,320 $ 103 $ 22,960 Town of Tuxedo $ 51,406 $ 51,389 $ (17) $ 5,763 Town of Wallkill $ 345,274 $ 345,147 $ (127) $ 39,639 Town of Warwick $ 313,402 $ 313,284 $ (118) $ 36,448 Town of Wawayanda $ 152,916 $ 152,864 $ (52) $ 17,829 Village of South Blooming Gr $ 33,523 $ 33,529 $ 6 $ 3,070 Village of Washingtonville $ 39,479 $ 39,488 $ 9 $ 2,994 Village of Chester $ 52,022 $ 52,029 $ 7 $ 5,448 Village of Cornwall-on-Hudso $ 96,936 $ 96,945 $ 9 $ 10,871 Village of Goshen $ 98,492 $ 98,502 $ 10 $ 10,787 Village of Highland Falls $ 54,564 $ 54,569 $ 5 $ 6,131 Village of Unionville $ 13,237 $ 13,238 $ 1 $ 1,458 Village of Kiryas Joel $ 24,014 $ 24,019 $ 5 $ 1,740 Village of Monroe $ 121,030 $ 121,045 $ 15 $ 12,749 Village of Maybrook $ 40,662 $ 40,667 $ 5 $ 4,134 Village of Montgomery $ 56,617 $ 56,624 $ 7 $ 6,011 Village of Walden $ 80,694 $ 80,703 $ 9 $ 8,705 Village of Otisville $ 25,031 $ 25,090 $ 59 $ 2,753 Village of Florida $ 41,771 $ 41,777 $ 6 $ 4,266 Village of Greenwood Lake $ 98,082 $ 98,092 $ 10 $ 10,781 Village of Warwick $ 92,703 $ 92,713 $ 10 $ 9,983 Village of Harriman $ 27,292 $ 27,296 $ 4 $ 2,670 Village of Woodbury $ 95,164 $ 99,208 $ 4,044 $ 7,897 $ $ $ $ Countywide Total 7,597,712 7,600,259 2,547 701,192 New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 18
County IV. Health and Human Services Medicaid Impact of Affordable Care Act on County Medicaid Costs While not a direct part of the 2014-15 State Budget, financing reforms under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) that increase federal Medicaid matching rates for the childless adult population in New York will continue to generate savings that must be passed along to counties. The State released updated local Medicaid shares in early April: Weekly Share Impact On average, a typical county is seeing their weekly share drop by about one percent from what they were paying in SFY 2013-14. Annual Medicaid Cost Impact On average, for State fiscal year 2014-15, the Affordable Care Act is reducing a county s annual Medicaid costs by about 2.9 percent of their New York State statutory cap. The impact on your county is highlighted below. Impact of Affordable Care Act on County Medicaid Costs - SFY 2014-15 County Statutory Cap Impact NYS Statutory Cap 2014-15 Annual Reduction Due to ACA* Percent Reduction from Statutory Cap Current Weekly Share SFY 2013-14 Weekly Share Impact* New Weekly Share SFY 2014-15 Weekly Reduction Due to ACA Percent Reduction in Weekly Share $73,757,612 ($1,975,922) -2.68% $1,391,918 $1,380,417 ($11,501) -0.83% * Weekly/Annual Share Impact based on 80 percent of estimated annual savings as determined by DOH. Difference to be reconciled in last quarter of 2014 calendar year. Nursing Home Upper Payment Limit Intergovernmental Transfer The County nursing home is also eligible for a federal supplemental payment processed through the intergovernmental transfer program for calendar year 2012 (this payment is pending federal approval and should occur in the first half of 2014). The County is required to match 50 percent of the gross amount in order to receive the federal payment. The gross estimated payment for the County Nursing Home for Medicaid services provided in 2012 is shown below and pending federal approval, therefore it is subject to change. 2011 Nursing Home IGT (actual) 2012 Nursing Home IGT (estimated) $5,774,287 $9,954,049 NOTE: All counties are subject to a federal recoupment of prior year federal IGT payments dating back to 2007 under which improper federal matching rates were applied during the federal stimulus period. A handful of counties are also subject to a second recoupment related to 2-year New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 19
County Medicaid claiming limit violations as determined by the federal government. It is expected that the federal government will seek repayment of both of these items in the near future. County s total liability on the recoupments is estimated at $1.07 million ($1.07 million from improper matching and $0 related to the 2-year claiming limit). New York State Association of Counties May 6, 2014 20