Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Provenzano, Ronk and Wishnick), and The Ways and

Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Ulster County Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency

Management; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management has received notification from the New York State Division of

Homeland Security and Emergency Services regarding the Federal Fiscal Year 2015

annual agreement for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant

Program (CFDA # 97.042) which provides matching funds to eligible local

emergency service agencies; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be

authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract # C193755), and any

amendments thereto, with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Services for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant for

the term October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2016 in the amount of $73,665.00;

and

WHEREAS, the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant is made

available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the auspices of the

Department of Homeland Security and is administered by the New York State Office

of Emergency Management; and 

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to ensure the development and

maintenance of a comprehensive, risk-based, all-hazards emergency management

capability at the State and local levels, and to encourage the improvement of the

readiness, response, and recovery capabilities for all hazards that threaten the State’s

communities; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a Participation Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with

the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for

participation in the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant program for

Federal Fiscal Year 2015, with an annual allocation of $73,665, in the form as filed

with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of

the County Attorney and Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Ulster County budget is hereby amended as

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.3020.1800-4600.4660 Misc. Contractual Expense $73,665.00

Other

(Appr. #)

AA.3020.1800-3400.4389 FA, Other Public Safety $73,665.00

(Rev. #)

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that if the funding for this program is eliminated, the program

will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Legislator Briggs left at 7:46 PM)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on August 31, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on September 9, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$73,665.00 – ADDITIONAL FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

(NYS PASS THROUGH)

$73,665.00 – ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 15th Day of September in the year Two Thousand

and Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 17th Day of

September in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

17th Day of September, 2015. 24

th Day of September, 2015.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature