Resolution Information
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Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Hansut and Legislators Clinton, Hewitt, Maloney, McCollough and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)
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 County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County District Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been awarded funding through the Law Enforcement Equipment Program from the Division of Criminal Justice Services for the New York State FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) as a pass through of Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738) in the amount of $190.000.00 for the purpose of funding equipment and training for the County’s Accident Reconstruction Team; and
WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office operates a county wide accident/crime reconstruction team, comprised of ten members from local law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the equipment and training will be used to assist law enforcement agencies to reconstruct crash and crime scenes, and will provide discovery materials for prosecution through the District Attorney’s Office in criminal cases; and
WHEREAS the State of New York has appropriated funds in the amount of $190,000.00 for the period of September 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS the District Attorney is requesting that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement (C632949), and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $190,000.00 with the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Byrne JAG grant; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement (C632949), and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $190,000.00 for the Byrne JAG grant with NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,
and moves its adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: NOES:
Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on ________________.
Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$190,000.00 - ANTICIPATED 2025 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS
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Updated: August 28, 2024
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