Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio, and Rodriguez)

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 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 loan of Interoperable

Communications Resources (Mutualink); 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, and any amendments thereto, with the New

York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for a one year

contract period, in order to receive a loan of Interoperable Communications

Resources at no cost to the County; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to allow counties to communicate

on a common platform for emergency management and public safety planning and

response purposes; 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 Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services which hereby

grants a temporary revocable permit to the County, to use the subject Interoperable

Communications Resources, according to the terms and conditions of the Agreement,

and any further amendments to the Agreement, 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

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 0.00 – ADDITIONAL 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