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 Federal Fiscal Year 2016

annual agreement for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant

Program (CFDA # 97.042) which provides matching funds to eligible local

emergency service agencies; and

 WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be

authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract # C193765), and any

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

Emergency Services for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant for

the term October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2017 in the amount of $73,360.00

(Ulster County Contract # 2015-540); and

 WHEREAS, the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant is made

available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the auspices of the

Department of Homeland Security and is administered by the New York State Office

of Emergency Management; and

 WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to ensure the development and

maintenance of a comprehensive, risk-based, all-hazards emergency management

capability at the State and local levels, and to encourage the improvement of the

readiness, response, and recovery capabilities for all hazards that threaten the State’s

communities; now, therefore, be it 

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

authorized to execute a Participation Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with

the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for

participation in the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant program for

Federal Fiscal Year 2016, with an annual allocation of $73,360.00, in the form as

filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval

the County Attorney, Counsel to the Legislature, and Chairman of the Legislature,

and be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Ulster County budget is hereby amended as

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.3020.1800-4600.46600 Misc. Contractual Expense $73,360.00

(Appr. #) Other

AA.3020.1800-3400.4389 FA, Other Public Safety $73,360.00

(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:

$73,360.00 –ADDITIONAL FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS (NYS PASS THROUGH)

$73,360.00 –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 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