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

Maio and Legislators Collins, Eckert, Fabiano, and Haynes), 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, the District Attorney has requested that the Chairman of the

Ulster County Legislature be authorized to sign a contract with the New York State

Division of Criminal Justice for the purpose of participating in a twelve-month joint

county crime reduction program, from July 1, 2018 thru June 30, 2019, designated as

the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) Initiative; and

WHEREAS, GIVE is an expanded crime reduction program related to

criminal activity pertaining to the use of drugs and gang violence and will involve the

Ulster County Offices of the Sheriff and District Attorney and Probation; and

WHEREAS, the GIVE initiative provides funding in the following amounts:

$81,600.00 to the District Attorney's Office (GV18-1082-D00), $23,300.00 to the

Sheriff’s Office (GV18-1083-D00), and $36,750.00 to the Probation Department

(GV18-1084-D00); now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute all contracts, and any amendments thereto, with the New York

State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of Ulster County's

participation in the GIVE initiative, for the period from July 1, 2018 and ending June

30, 2019, 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 Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law Enforcement and

Public Safety Committee; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that if funding for this program is eliminated, the

program/positions will be eliminated as well,

and moves its adoption. 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on June 5, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on June 12, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$59,021 - BUDGETED 2018 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$59,021- BUDGETED 2018 APPROPRIATIONS

$82,629 – ANTICIPATED 2019 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$82,629 – ANTICIPATED 2019 APPROPRIATIONS

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