Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Hansut and Legislators Clinton, Hewitt, Levine, Maloney, McCollough and Walls), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

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 State and Municipalities (SAM) grant from the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY), Project ID # 28109 in the amount of $80,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing a transit vehicle for the Ulster County Crash Reconstruction Team, comprised of members of local law enforcement, to secure the equipment needed to reconstruct crash and crime scenes; and

          WHEREAS the DASNY has awarded Ulster County funds in the amount of $80,000.00 for the period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025; and

          WHEREAS the District Attorney is requesting that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement (Project ID # 28109), and any amendments thereto in the amount of $80,000.00 with DASNY for the SAM grant; now, therefore, be it

          RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an agreement (Project ID# 28109), and any amendments thereto, in the amount of $80,000.00 for the SAM grant, as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Operating Budget is hereby amended as follows:

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:

$80,000.00 - INCREASE TO 2025 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$80,000.00 - INCREASE TO 2025 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS