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 requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be

authorized to enter into an agreement (C974160), and any amendments to the

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

Services for the contract period from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019, in

the amount of $270,000.00; and

WHEREAS, these funds are part of the FY16 State Homeland Security

Program (SHSP); and

WHEREAS, this funding originates from the United States Department of

Homeland Security and passes through New York State via the State Homeland

Security Program; and

WHEREAS, the State Homeland Security Program supports planning,

equipment, training, and exercise needs associated with preparedness and prevention

activities for terrorist events using weapons of mass destruction involving biological,

nuclear, incendiary, chemical, explosive and radiological materials; and

 WHEREAS, the grant requires no matching County dollars; now, therefore be

it 

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

authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract # C974160), and any

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

Emergency Services for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) FY16, in the

amount of $270,000.00 (Ulster County Contract # 2016-346), as filed with the Clerk

of the Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney, Counsel

to the Legislature, and Chairman of the Legislature; 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 $100,000.00

AA.3020.1800-4300.4505 Professional Services $ 27,500.00

AA.4010.2220-4600.4660 Misc. Contractual – Other $ 75,000.00

AA.3110.1811-2200.2200 Computer Equipment $ 67,500.00

(Appr. #)

AA.3020.1800-3400.4389 FA, Other Public Safety $127,500.00

AA.4010.2220-3400.4389 FA, Other Public Safety $ 75,000.00

AA.3110.1811-3400.4389 FA, Other Public Safety $ 67,500.00

(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: 20 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Fabiano, R. Parete and

Roberts) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on July 5, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on July 12, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$270,000.00 – ADDITIONAL FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

 (STATE PASS THROUGH)

$270,000.00 – ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 0.00 – ADDITONAL 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 19th Day of July 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 20th Day of July 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

21st Day of July, 2016. 22nd Day of July, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature