Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Hansut and Legislators Bowen, Hewitt, Fabiano, and Uchitelle)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Gina Hansut, Deputy Chair Chris Hewitt offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the Ulster County Executive on behalf of Department of Emergency Communications/ Emergency Management; and

WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services has drafted an MOU for the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, Division of Emergency Communications (911) to access their criminal history and wanted and/or missing persons data as may be contained in DCJS and, if applicable, federal Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) data files and other state repository files; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, Division of Emergency Communications (911) will collect, receive, use, and report, when applicable, all information covered by this Agreement in compliance with all applicable state laws and regulations, and all applicable federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, and restrict inquiries to only those specified in Appendix A; and

WHEREAS, this MOU does not require funding by either the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services or the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to sign an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services to provide the Department of Emergency Services access to the Criminal Justice Information Services Files, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney and Chair of the Ulster County Legislature,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE