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 Office of the Public Defender; and

WHEREAS, the Public Defender has requested that the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement (New York State Contract

#C000651), and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Office of

Indigent Legal Services for the purpose of Ulster County’s participation in the New

York State distribution of a portion of Indigent Legal Services funds; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Indigent Legal Services Fund is to improve the

quality of mandated indigent legal representation and to reduce excessive caseloads

in indigent legal service provider programs; 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 Office of Indigent Legal Services for the purpose of Ulster County’s

participation in the distribution of Indigent Legal Services Fund, for the period of

January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016, in the form as filed with the Clerk of

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

Attorney in consultation with the Chairman of the Legislature and the Chairman and

Deputy Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee,

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:

NONE

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