Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chair Walter and Legislators Corcoran, Erner, Lopez, Nolan, Petit, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chair of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Eve Walter, and Deputy Chair Craig V. Lopez offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the County Department of Social Services (“DSS”); and

WHEREAS, it is necessary for Ulster County to enter into certain intermunicipal agreements with municipalities to provide the services of investigators to the County’s Family and Child Advocacy Center, to investigate all reports of allegations of child sexual abuse, serious physical abuse including any child fatalities, domestic violence as well as child trafficking and exploitation cases; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Ulster County Department of Social Services requests that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute inter-municipal agreements with the Town of Saugerties and the Village of Ellenville to engage the activities of investigators assigned to the County’s Family and Child Advocacy Center; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute intermunicipal agreements with Town of Saugerties and Village of Ellenville, and any related amendments, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,    

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:               

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Housing on _____________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$150,000.00– 2022 BUDGETED APPROPRIATIONDOLLARS