Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Hansut and Legislators Hewitt, Maloney, McCollough and Walls), The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chair Nolan and Legislators Donaldson, Kovacs, Litts, and McCollough), 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 Emergency Communications / Emergency Management; and

WHEREAS,  the approved 2025 - 2030 Capital Improvement Program includes a project “County Wide Radio System” in the amount of $32,191,168.00 for the project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 377 of 2016 established Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $420,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 243 of 2018 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $524,993.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 69 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $575,721.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 428 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $477,385.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 536 of 2019 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $8,475,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 35 of 2020 amended Capital Project No. 482 and provided authorization and funding of $563,271.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 181 of 2021 authorized the Chair to execute an agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for the 2018 Statewide Interoperable Communications Targeted Grant (SICG), for the period beginning March 1, 2021 and ending February 28, 2025, in the amount of $6,000,000.00; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 527 of 2021 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $3,150,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 587 of 2021 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $2,850,000.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 84 of 2022 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $540,609.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 568 of 2022 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $1,091,873.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 352 of 2023 amended Capital Project 482 and provided authorization and funding of $299,999.00 for the Project; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to make necessary improvements and provide for sustainment of Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR), implementation and maintenance of components supporting interoperability, continuous training and exercise, sustainment and further development of the governance structure; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Emergency Communications/ Emergency Management seeks to expend $11,063,325.00 on LMR System Upgrade to include: equipment for an additional 4 tower sites, a third analog channel, radio and phone equipment for the Government Operations Center, and equipment for the Department of Emergency Communications/ Emergency Management mobile command vehicle; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 482 for the County Wide Radio System be amended as follows:

                                        INCREASE                              AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 482       County Wide Radio System         $11,063,326.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                             INCREASE                            AMOUNT                                                          

HH.3097.0482.2300.2320       Other Equipment                      $11,063,326.00

(App.#)

HH.3097.0482.3500.5710       Serial Bonds                             $11,063,326.00

(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:

$11,063,326.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$11,063,326.00 – COUNTY REVENUE SERIAL BONDS

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