Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Gregorius, Loughran, Maio and Ronk), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio,

Maloney, Provenzano and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Kenneth Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency Management;

and

 WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Communications/Emergency

Management requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be

authorized to enter into an agreement (C974130), and any amendments to the

agreement, with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

Services for the FY13 State Homeland Security Program, for the term September 1,

2013 through August 31, 2015, in the amount of $230,000.00; and

 WHEREAS, this funding originates from the United States Department of

Homeland Security and passes through New York State via the State Homeland

Security Program (CFDA# 97.067); and

 WHEREAS, the State Homeland Security Program supports planning,

equipment, training, and exercise needs associated with the preparedness and

prevention activities for terrorist events using weapons of mass destruction involving

biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, explosive and radiological materials; and

 WHEREAS, the grant requires no matching County dollars; now, therefore, be

it

 RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract # C974130), and any

amendments thereto, with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Services for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) FY13, in the

amount of $230,000.00, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature or as

modified with the approval of the County Attorney; and, be it further 

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 Resolution No. 101 March 18, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services For The FY13 State

Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - Amending the 2014 Ulster

County Budget – Emergency Communications/Emergency

Management

RESOLVED, that the 2014 Ulster County budget is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

A4-1800-2859 DHSES #C974130 $230,000.00

A3-1800-4389 FA, Civil Defense $230,000.00

and, be it further

 RESOLVED, that if funding for this program is eliminated, the program will

be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 12, 2014

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on March 12, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$230,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS (STATE

 PASS THROUGH)

$230,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 0.00 – ADDITIONAL COUNTY DOLLARS 

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 Resolution No. 101 March 18, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services For The FY13 State

Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - Amending the 2014 Ulster

County Budget – Emergency Communications/Emergency

Management

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster have compared the

foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said

Legislature on the 18th Day of March, 2014, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said resolution and of the

whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 20th Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

20th Day of March, 2014. 24th Day of March, 2014.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive