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

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

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the Ulster County Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office is requesting to upgrade the body camera equipment in the Jail due to the increase of use of Discovery and storage on the server; and

WHEREAS, the current system is no longer under warrantee and costly to repair and maintain; and

WHEREAS, the Patrol Division has already transferred to Axon and this will put the whole department on the same system; and

WHEREAS, the current system requires the purchase of a new server due to the discovery process, this Capital will include cloud storage; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund the 2023-2028 program in the amount of $440,753.00 for Body Cameras; and

WHEREAS, this project is broken down into a 5 year plan; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office has secured and received grant funding from the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services in the amount of $248,000.00 for the purchase of body worn cameras; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office has applied for an additional grant amount of $ 248,000.00 for the 2024 budget year from NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the 2023-2028 Ulster County Capital Improvement Program is amended as follows:

CREATE                                             AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 675      Jail Axon Body Camera Purchase          $440,753.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2023-2028 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

INCREASE                               AMOUNT

HH.3097.0675-2200.2200           Computer Equipment                   $440,753.00

(App. #)

HH.3097.0675-3500.5710           Serial Bonds                               $440,753.00

(Rev. #),

and move 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:

$440,753.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$440,753.00 – COUNTY REVENUE - SERIAL BONDS

(OFFSET BY 2023 NYS DCJS GRANT FUND REVENUE - $248,000.00)

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