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, the State of New York has now appropriated funds in the amount

of $56,700 to continue the Aid to Prosecution Program, the purpose of which is to

improve the prosecution of repeat violent and serious felony offenders, for the period

of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017; and

 WHEREAS, the District Attorney is requesting that the Chairman of the

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

amendments thereto, with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services,

in the amount of $56,700 ($14,175 in the 2016 Budget and $42,525 contained in the

2017 Budget), to renew the Aid to Prosecution Program; 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 the Aid to Prosecution Program in the

amount of $56,700.00, for the period commencing October 1, 2016 and ending

September 30, 2017, 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, the program will be

eliminated as well

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 19 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Gerentine, Maio, Roberts and

 Ronk) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on February 13, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 7, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$42,525.00 – BUDGETED 2017 STATE REVENUE DOLARS

$42,525.00 – BUDGETED 2017 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 15th Day of February 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 17th Day of

February 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

17th Day of February, 2017. 23rd Day of February, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature