Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chair Walter and Legislators Fabiano, Hansut, Hewitt, and Uchitelle), The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Erner, Fabiano, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Roberts, Ronk, and Walter)

Chair of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Eve Walter, 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 Ulster County Sheriff’s Office; and

WHEREAS, in 2017, Ulster County undertook a county-wide public safety software upgrade which encompassed computer aided dispatch (“CAD”), law enforcement records management, law enforcement mobile software for patrol units, fire records management software, fire mobile software for fire apparatus and corrections records management; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is now looking towards a new universal traffic ticket and accident reporting system which fully integrates into our current records management system and has the capabilities built-in to properly track every interaction with members of the public and their demographics ("stop data"); and

WHEREAS, Tyler Enterprise offers a software, Brazos, to provide this service for Ulster County at a cost of $110,735.00 with a contingency of $11,500.00; and

WHEREAS, the Adopted 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program includes the amount of $246,000.00 for purchase and implementation of Brazos Software; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Sheriff requests that Capital Project No. 658 be established and funded in the amount of $122,235.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 658 is hereby established for the purchase of a ticketing and accident system upgrade:

                                                  CREATE                                     AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 658      Ticketing and Accident System Upgrade   $122,235.00          

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 658 for Ulster County Sheriff’s Office be established as follows:                                                                                                                          

                                                      INCREASE                               AMOUNT

HH.3097.0658-2200.2220           Computer Equipment                   $ 122,235.00  

(App. #)                                     

HH.3097.0658-3500.5710           Serial Bonds                                $ 122,235.00

(Rev. #),      

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                      NOES:                 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on ______________.

Passed Committee: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$122,235.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$122,235.00 – COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS

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