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, pursuant to Resolution No. 348 dated September 15, 2015, the

Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature executed an agreement with the New

York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services for the Law Enforcement

Terrorism Prevention Contract (Contract No. C974150) in the amount of $67,500.00,

for the period beginning September 1, 2015 and ending August 31, 2018; and

WHEREAS, this contract is a federally funded program to be administered by

the New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services Agency and which

requires no matching County funds; and

WHEREAS, in 2015, the Sheriff’s Office did not incur expenses related to this

contract, leaving an unexpended balance of $ 67,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the Sheriff requests that the unexpended funds of $ 67,500.00 be

appropriated and the 2016 Ulster County Budget be amended accordingly; and

WHEREAS, the remaining funds will be used to purchase communication and

computer equipment; and

WHEREAS, the program requires no matching funds from the County; now,

therefore, be it

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

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.3110.1811.2200.2200 DHSES #C974150 Comp Equipment $67,500.00

(App.#)

AA.3110.1811.3400.4389 Federal Aid, Other Public Safety Aid $67,500.00

(Rev.#)

and, be it further

RESOLVED, if State and/or Federal funding for this program are eliminated,

this 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 January 19, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on January 26, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$67,500 – ADDITIONAL 2016 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$67,500 - ADDITIONAL 2016 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

(STATE PASS THROUGH)

$ 0 – COUNTY 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 26th Day of January 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 29th Day of January

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

29th Day of January, 2016. 5

th Day of February, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature