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, pursuant to Resolution No. 348 dated September 15, 2015 and

Ulster County Revenue Contract # 2015-00000444, the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature executed an agreement with the New York State Homeland

Security and Emergency Services for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention

Contract (Contract No. C974150) in the amount of $67,500.00, for the period

beginning September 1, 2015 and ending August 31, 2018; and

WHEREAS, this contract is a federally funded program to be administered by

the New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services Agency and which

requires no matching County funds; and

WHEREAS, during the year 2016, the Sheriff’s Office did not spend any of

these funds, leaving an unexpended balance of $ 67,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the Sheriff requests that the unexpended funds of $ 67,500.00 be

appropriated and the 2017 Ulster County Budget be amended accordingly; and

WHEREAS, the remaining funds will be used to purchase communication and

computer equipment; and

WHEREAS, the program requires no matching funds from the County; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2017 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.3110.1811.2200.2200 DHSES #C974150 Comp Equipment $67,500.00

(App. #)

AA.3110.1811.4300.4389 Federal Aid, Other Public Safety Aid $67,500.00

(Rev. #) 

and be it further

RESOLVED, if Sate and/or Federal funding for this program are eliminated,

this program will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislator Briggs)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on April 4, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 11, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$67,500.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$67,500.00 – ADDITIONAL 2017 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

(STATE PASS THROUGH– $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 April 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 21st Day of April 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

21st Day of April, 2017. 27th Day of April, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature