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 Public Defender; and

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

Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement, and any

amendments thereto, with the Research Foundation for the State University of New

York 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 purposes of this distribution are (1) to enhance public defense

services, and (2) comply with recently established law to have attorneys present at

the defendant’s initial appearance before the court (arraignments); 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 Research

Foundation for the State University of New York for the purpose of Ulster County’s

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

June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2019, 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, be it further

 RESOLVED, if funding for this program is eliminated, County participation

will be reviewed by the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee and the

Ways and Means Committee of the Ulster County Legislature,

and move its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 20 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Delaune, Gerentine, and

Maloney)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on October 4, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$185.352.00 - BUDGETED 2016 APPROPRIATE DOLLARS

$185,352.00 - BUDGETED 2016 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 0.00 - 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 18th Day of October 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 19th Day of October

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

19th Day of October, 2016. 24th Day of October, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature