Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Uchitelle and Legislators Hansut, Heppner, Hewitt, and Lopez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Abe Uchitelle, and Deputy Chair Gina Hansut offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Probation; and

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

WHEREAS, the department has received a grant from the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYCASA) (a private, non-profit coalition of community-based rape crisis programs located throughout New York State) for the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP); and

WHEREAS, the grant is an annual, non-competitive award of $9,485.56 for the period July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the funding is to support sexual assault programs in providing sustainable and culturally appropriate services for victims / survivors of sexual assault; and

WHEREAS, CVAP will utilize the grant to partially fund the salary of a Crime Victim Counselor / Educator currently providing sexual assault prevention, education, and intervention services; and

WHEREAS, the Probation Director requests the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, with required assurances, and any amendments thereto; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the grant, and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, for the term beginning July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

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:

$4,743.00–Additional 2022 RevENUE Dollars

$4,743.00 –ANTICIPATED 2023 RevENUE Dollars