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

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means

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

Maio, and Maloney)

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

and Deputy Chairman Ronald G. Lapp, Jr. 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 2015-2016 Public Safety

Answering Point (PSAP) Operations Grant; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to sustain ongoing operations and

improvements of public safety answering points; and

WHEREAS, the County Executive and the Director of Emergency

Communications / Emergency Management requests that the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature be authorized to enter into an agreement, and any amendments

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

Services for the contract period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, in

the amount of $154,511.00; 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 Homeland Security and Emergency Services for participation

in the 2015-2016 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Operations Grant, in the

amount of $154,511.00, as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as

modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that the 2016 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.3020.1800-2300. 2500 Other Equipment $154,511.00

AA.3020.1800-3300.3389 State Aid Other $154,511.00

Public Safety

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 Lopez left at 7:19 PM)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on March 1, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 8, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT

$154,511.00 – ADDITIONAL STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$154,511.00 – 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 March in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 March

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|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 March, 2016. 23rd Day of March, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature