letter to senator patty ritchie july 2013
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7/28/2019 Letter to Senator Patty Ritchie July 2013
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July12,2013
TheHonorable
Patty
Ritchie
NewYorkStateSenate
DullesStateOfficeBuilding,Room418
Watertown,NY13601
DearSenatorRitchie:
IwritetoyoutodaybecauseitappearsakeymisinterpretationhassurfacedasNorthCountryresidentshavehad
theopportunitytoreviewtheOfficeofMentalHealthsRegionalCentersofExcellence(RCE)Plan. Asyoucontinue
toadvocateonbehalfofallofyourconstituents,Ihopethisinformationishelpful.
Thisplanwillprovidethenearly520currentemployeesofSt.LawrencePsychiatricCentertoremainintheNorth
Country
if
they
choose.
The
Regional
Centers
of
Excellence
Plan
will
maintain
community
services
and
the
sex
offendertreatmentprogramcurrentlyprovidedbySt.LawrencePsychiatricCenter. Nearlyhalf(260)ofthe
currentemployeesworkintheseservicestodayandwillcontinueundertheRCEPlan.
TheremainingstaffofSt.LawrencewillhavetheopportunitytoworkfortheRCEintheNorthCountrywiththe
expansionintostateoperatedcommunitymentalhealthservices. IfemployeeschoosenottojointheOMHRCE
CommunityServicesexpansion,theywillhaveotherchoices. OMHwillworkwiththeDepartmentofCivilService
andotherStateagenciestoexploreopportunitiesforemployeeswhowishtoexploreNorthCountryoptionsfor
employment.Wewilloffervoluntaryreassignmenttoopenupopportunitiesforcurrentemployeestovoluntarily
takeapositionwithanotherOMHfacilitywithouthiringfreezeorCivilServiceclearancerestrictions. OMHwill
alsoexploreopportunitiestoretrainourworkforceforpositionswhichareindemandintheirhomecommunities.
IwouldalsoliketoreiteratemycommitmentthatImadetoyouwhenwespokeWednesday. Theentire
leadershipteam
at
the
Office
of
Mental
Health
will
work
very
closely
with
you
and
the
very
dedicated
citizenry
of
theNorthCountrytoensurethatimplementationoftheRCEPlanissuccessfulinimprovingthelivesofpeople
withamentalillness.
Pleasecontactmeat(518)4747056ifthereareadditionalquestionsorconcernsthatIcanaddress.
Sincerely,
KristinM.Woodlock,RN,MPA
ActingCommissioner
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