Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Eckert and Legislators Collins, Haynes, Heppner, and Ronk), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, Joseph Maloney, Petit, Rodriguez, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Lynn Eckert, and Deputy Chair Kenneth Ronk, Jr. offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Probation; and

           WHEREAS, the Department of Probation administers the Crime Victim Assistance Program (“CVAP”) which aids victims and witnesses of crime; and

           WHEREAS, the Department of Probation has been awarded funding from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (“DCJS”) in the amount of $74,304.00, which will provide funding to the current CVAP Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Programs’ efforts providing prevention, training, education and support services to victims of sexual assault; and

            WHEREAS, the Probation Director requests that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to sign an agreement (DCJ01-C00146GG-1090000) and any related amendments with DCJS for $74,304.00, for the purpose of providing support services of the CVAP Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Program, for the period beginning October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement (DCJ01-C00146GG-1090000) and any related amendments with DCJS for $74,304.00, for the purpose of providing support services of the CVAP Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Program, for the period beginning October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney in consultation with the Chair of the Legislature and the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$74,304.00 – TOTAL STATE REVENUE DOLLARS