Ball and Todora participate in Thursday’s legislative briefing
MONTICELLO – One year ago, following the mess with Sullivan County’s
backlogged Home Energy Assistance Program, the county legislature retained
the services of the Bonadio Group, consultants out of Pittsford, New York.
It didn’t take long for things to start turning around.
Today, Bonadio Manager Tim Ball gave the county another glowing report
card, and that includes Temporary Assistance (TA), Food Stamps (SNAP)
along with HEAP. He said now, the agencies handling the applications is
keeping the number in processing down to under 10, and there has been
a total turnaround in department morale.
Ball called that a “phenomenal achievement… taking Sullivan
County from the bottom of the state, as far as turning these over, up
somewhere near the top.”
The $150,000 contract with Bonadio concludes at the end of March. Ball
said he and Health and Family Services Commissioner Joe Todora have been
discussing a possible “monitoring and check-back program”
that could kick in after that.
