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APPRO-2025-10 : An Appropriation in the amount of $269,865 to the school department for FY24 Medicaid reimbursement (account number #16204-490000).

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] Yes: Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine.

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APPRO-2025-10 Appropriation An Appropriation in the amount of $269,865 to the school department for FY24 Medicaid reimbursement (account number #16204-490000). Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 1:12:29 Mark Garipay: Okay. Next up we have ID 1 2 5 82 and appropriation in the amount of $269,865 to the school department for FY 24 Medicaid reimbursement. Account number 1 6 2 0 4 9.

▶ 1:12:51 Speaker 2: Thank you for consideration for this. This. So, um, the school system, uh, school system predominantly through special education, um, does provide therapeutic services that are, um, qualified for reimbursement under the State's Medicaid program. Uh, that money is typically received by the city, and then we annually request that as an appropriation, um, uh, through consideration through the council. And, um, this is also something you we use as one of our, uh, budgeted offsets for the, um, the budget, the, the annual operating budget.

▶ 1:13:24 Speaker 5: Any questions from the council?

▶ 1:13:28 Speaker 5: Council Vanderberg make a motion to recommend.

▶ 1:13:31 Mark Garipay: Second, we have a motion to recommend by Council Vanderberg seconded by Councilor Williams on discussion.

▶ 1:13:39 Mark Garipay: Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

▶ 1:13:45 Speaker 1: Councillor Ro? Yes. Councillor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Chetty? Yes. Councillor Bruski. Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Mayor?

▶ 1:14:00 Mark Garipay: Yes. Motion passes That will be recommended to the full counsel. Thank you Superintendent, Mr. Kelly for being here. Thank you,

▶ 1:14:07 Speaker 2: Counsel. Thank you very much for your consideration. Thank you. Thank you. Have a great night.

▶ 1:14:11 Mark Garipay: Next up we have ID 1, 2, 5, 8, 8,