Referred to:  The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Collins, Donaldson, Haynes, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, Maloney, Petit, Rodriguez, and Ronk)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes, offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Youth Bureau; and

WHEREAS, the Director of the Youth Bureau has requested the Ulster County Youth Bureau’s 2019 Resource Allocation Plan be approved in the amount of $262,892.00 in order to qualify for reimbursement from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services; and

WHEREAS, the $262,892.00 total includes $40,000.00 for programs administered by non-County municipalities (towns, villages and/or city) which qualify for reimbursement from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to those municipalities; and

WHEREAS, the Resource Allocation Plan covers Youth Development Programs (YDP), and Runaway Homeless Youth Act programs; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Youth Board has met and reviewed all submitted proposals and has made its recommendation to the Director of the Youth Bureau; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves the Ulster County Youth Bureau’s 2019 Resource Allocation Plan in the amount of $262,736.00, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Chair is hereby authorized to sign the resource allocation plan and any other contracts or agreements required as a result of this funding, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute inter-municipal agreements with the various municipalities which will be funded under the approved allocation plan, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, if funding for this plan is eliminated, County participation will be reviewed by the Ways and Means Committee,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:     

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$262,892.00 - BUDGETED REVENUE