Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Walter and Legislators Fabiano, Haynes, Heppner, and Parete), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Eve Walter, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County District Attorney, and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been notified that he has been awarded funding through the Intimate Partner Violence Initiative from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Byrne JAG Interest Grant, in the amount of $144,512.00, for the purpose of funding the positions of Director of Projects, one investigator, and to supplement an administrative assistant’s salary all working on the initiative; and

WHEREAS, the State of New York has appropriated funds in the amount of $144,512.00, for the period March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the District Attorney is requesting that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $144,512.00 with the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Byrne JAG Interest Grant; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $144,512.00 for the Byrne JAG Interest Grant with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

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

and moves 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:

$109,094.00 –  BUDGETED 2019 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$109,094.00 –  BUDGETED 2019 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 35,418.00 –  BUDGETED 2020 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 35,418.00 –  BUDGETED 2020 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS