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

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio, and Rodriguez), The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Maio, and Maloney), and The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee

(Chairman Roberts and Legislators Belfiglio, Donaldson, Lopez, Loughran, R. Parete

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 Ulster County District Attorney; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been notified that he has

been awarded funding through the Intimate Partner Violence Initiative from the New

York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the creation of a Director of

Projects position; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be utilized to create and fill a Director of Projects

fulltime, benefitted position with a salary of $60,000.00 per year, for the period of

March 6, 2017 through March 5, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Projects will coordinate the operational

management of all aspects of the Intimate Partner Violence Initiative with various

components including managing and maintaining a relationship and communication

with stakeholders, government officials, community groups and project partners; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Projects will establish and manage program goals,

initiatives, objectives, policies and protocols and work to create solutions for

program related challenges; and

WHEREAS, the District Attorney requests the Chairman of the Ulster County

Legislature be authorized to enter into an agreement with the New York State

Division of Criminal Justice Services in order to accept the funding from the Intimate

Partner Violence Initiative.

WHEREAS, The District Attorney requests that the Ulster County Budget be

amended accordingly; 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 Criminal Justice Services for funding of this position, for the period

commencing March 6, 2017 and ending March 5, 2019, in the form as filed with the

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

County Attorney, Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature, and the Chairman and

Deputy Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee; and be it

further

RESOLVED, that the 2017 Ulster County Budget is amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.1165.1031-1300.1300 Regular Pay $60,000.00

(Appr. #)

AA.1165.1031-8000-8000 Retirement $ 8,490.00

(Appr. #)

AA-1 165-1031-8010-8010 Social Security $ 4,590.00

(Appr. #)

AA-1 165-1031-8020-8035 Health Insurance $14,155.00

(Appr. #)

AA-1 165-1031-3300-3389 SA/Other Public Safety $87,235.00

(Rev. #)

and, be it further

RESOLVED, if funding for this program is eliminated, the program will be

eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on February 28, 2017

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on March 13, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 22, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$87,235.00 ADDITIONAL 2017 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$87,235.00 ADDITIONAL 2017 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$87,235.00 ANTICIPATED 2018 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$87,235.00 ANTICIPATED 2018 STATE REVENUE 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 22nd Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, 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 24th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

24th Day of March, 2017. 30th Day of March, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature