Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Eckert and Legislators Collins, Haynes, Heppner, and Ronk), The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Greene, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

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 Ulster County Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “County Wide Radio System” in the amount of $885,000.00 for the project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 377 dated August 16, 2016 established Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding for preliminary engineering for the Project; 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 2018 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG), for the period beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2020, in the amount of $575,721.00; 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 2019 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                         INCREASE                                      AMOUNT

HH.3097.0482.2300.2320       Other Equipment                                $575,721.00   

(App.#)

HH.3097.0482.3500.5710       Revenue – Serial Bonds                   $575,721.00

(Rev.#)                                    

and be it further

RESOLVED, that if the funding for this program is eliminated, this program will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on _____________.

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$575,721.00 – ADDITIONAL 2019 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$575,721.00 – ADDITIONAL 2019 CAPITAL REVENUES - SERIAL BONDS

                          (100% NYS REIMBURSED)

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***