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

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Gina Hansut, and Deputy Chair Chris Hewitt 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 has drafted a new Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA) for inter-municipal cooperation with various municipalities for the purpose of Centralized Arraignment Part Court (CAP Court), to be executed by the Legislative Chair; and 

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Sheriff requests the Legislature to authorize the acceptance and signature of the Agreement for CAP Court; and

WHEREAS, there is no funding required for this IMA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to sign agreements and any amendments thereto, with the various municipalities to provide a formal relationship with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office 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 ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE