Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Final  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Jewel Williams Johnson  
www.westchesterlegislators.com  
Tuesday, March 10, 2026  
1:00 PM  
Committee Room  
Joint with B&A and SSD&HR  
CALL TO ORDER  
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the  
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,  
and livestreamed via the WebEx video conferencing system. Legislators may participate in  
person or via Webex. Members of the public may attend meetings in person at any of its  
locations, or view the meeting and its video recording online on the Westchester County  
Legislature’s website: https://westchestercountyny.legistar.com/. This website also provides  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
With a quorum present, Chair Williams Johnson called the meeting to order at 1:21PM.  
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Dianne Vanadia (remote), Stephanie Basilan and Nancy  
Tunis; BOL: Legislator Colin Smith, Legislator Shanae Williams, Legislator Tyrae  
Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Anant Nambiar, Legislator James Nolan, Ethan Samuel, Jill  
Axelrod, Althema Goodson, Sebastian Loreti and Dayana Gómez-Holguín  
Legislator Williams Johnson, Legislator Barr, Legislator Imamura and Legislator  
Present:  
Pierce  
Legislator Ulaj  
Absent:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
1.  
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:00am  
On motion of Legislator Barr, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was approved.  
The motion carried.  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
1.  
ACT-2026-34  
ACT-WCHCC-FACT Program-Forensic Medical Care  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester, acting by and through its Office for Women,  
to enter into an agreement with the Westchester County Health Care Corporation ("WCHCC")  
pursuant to which WCHCC shall operate its Forensic Acute Care Team (FACT) Program and  
provide forensic medical care for children/adolescents and adults, for the term commencing  
retroactively on January 1, 2025 and continuing through December 31, 2027, in an amount  
not to exceed THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED  
SEVENTY-FIVE ($322,575) DOLLARS.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, SOCIAL  
Health  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Final  
March 10, 2026  
SERVICES, DISABILITIES & HUMAN RIGHTS AND HEALTH  
Joint with B&A.  
Guests: Office for Women  
Program Coordinator Stephanie Basilan and Program Administrator Nancy Tunis  
This item requests authorization in the amount of $322,575 to enter into another three-year  
contract with the Westchester Medical Center for their Forensic Acute Care Team Program  
(FACT) which provides forensic medical care to children, adolescents and adults who are  
victims of sexual assault or abuse. There is a longstanding partnership with WMC for  
initiatives such as the SAVE program, which provides advocacy services and high-risk team  
services allowing both programs to work hand in hand. The three-year contract would be  
retroactive to January 1, 2025 and expires December 31, 2027.  
On motion of Legislator Barr, seconded by Legislator Pierce, the above item was signed by  
committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Williams Johnson, Legislator Barr and Legislator Pierce  
Absent:  
Away:  
Legislator Ulaj  
Legislator Imamura  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Pierce, seconded by Legislator Barr, the Committee adjourned at 1:35pm.