Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman

Maio and Legislators Collins, Eckert, Fabiano, and Haynes), The Public Works and

Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Greene, Litts, Nolan,

and Roberts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Mary Beth

Maio, and Deputy Chair Julius Collins offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Ulster County 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 2017 Statewide

Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG); and

WHEREAS, the County Executive and 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 the contract period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019, in

the amount of $524,993.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 377 dated August 16, 2016 established Capital

Project No. 482 in the amount of $420,000.00 to upgrade to the common 911 Police

Frequency and related upgrades to the current simulcast system; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to make necessary improvements

and provide for sustainment of Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR), implementation

and maintenance of components supporting interoperability, continuous training and

exercise, sustainment and further development of the governance structure; 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 for participation

in the 2017 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG), in the amount of

$524,993.00, as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified

with the approval of the County Attorney, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the

Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project 482 - Countywide Radio System is hereby

amended as follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

HH.3097.0482.2300.2320 Other Equipment $524,993.00

(App.#)

HH.3097.0482.3500.5710 Revenue - Serial Bonds $524,993.00

(Rev.#)

and be it further,

RESOLVED, that if the funding for this program are eliminated, this 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 June 5, 2018

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on June 6, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on June 12, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$524,993.00 – ADDITIONAL CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$524,993.00 – ADDITIONAL SERIAL BOND PROCEEDS

 (100% STATE REIMBURSEMENT)

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 19th Day of June in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 22nd Day of June in

the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

22nd Day of June, 2018. 29th Day of June, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature