Request to discuss preventing Medicaid cuts not placed on next meeting agenda after lack of support

A member of the public asked the Warren County Legislative Rules and Governmental Operations Committee on May 30 to consider lending support to prevent reductions to Medicaid funding. Committee members discussed whether to add the topic to next month’s agenda but did not place it there due to insufficient backing.

The request was introduced by a resident identified in the transcript as Maurice (last name unclear) who provided a local Queensbury address and asked to speak at the privilege-of-the-floor portion of a future county meeting. The chair noted the committee’s rules for placing items on the agenda and solicited support from committee members.

Committee members expressed different views: one supervisor noted they did not believe Medicaid cuts had been enacted to date and described uncertainty about whether cuts were coming; another suggested keeping the item on the agenda as a contingency to allow discussion if concrete cuts were proposed. The chair said he needed four supporting committee members to place the matter on next month’s agenda and, seeing no clear support, did not add it.

No formal motion, resolution, or vote on Medicaid policy was taken at the May 30 meeting. The matter remains eligible for future agenda consideration if a member gathers sufficient support or if the county receives specific notice of federal or state action affecting Medicaid funding.