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 R. Parete)

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

and Deputy Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney had previously entered into

an agreement for the Aid to Prosecution Program, in the amount of $56,7000.00, for

the purpose of improving the prosecution of repeat violent and serious felony

offenders, the term of which expired March 31, 2015; and

WHEREAS, the State of New York has now appropriated funds in the amount

of $85,050.00 to continue this program for an additional year and a half, for the

period of April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the District Attorney is requesting that the Chairman of the

Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement, and any

amendments thereto, with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services,

in the amount of $85,050.00, to renew the Aid to Prosecution Program; now,

therefore, be it

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

authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York

State Division of Criminal Justice Services for a Aid to Prosecution grant in the

amount of $85,050.00, for the period commencing April 1, 2015 and ending

September 30, 2016, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County

Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney and the

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

RESOLVED, if funding for this program is eliminated, the program will be

eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on May 4, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on May 13, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$85,050.00 – BUDGETED 2015 STATE REVENUE DOLARS

$85,050.00 – BUDGETED 2015 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 19th Day of May 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 20th Day of May 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

21st Day of May, 2015. 27th Day of May, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature