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 Ulster County Department of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management; and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 258 dated October 16, 2012, the

Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature executed an agreement with the New

York State Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for FY12 State

Homeland Security Program (SHSP) – Anti Terrorism Funds (NYS Contract No.

C974120) in the amount of $195,000.00, for the period September 1, 2012 through

August 31, 2014; and

 WHEREAS, this contract is a Federally funded program (CFDA# 97.067) to

be administered by the New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services

Agency and which requires no matching County funds; and

WHEREAS, the goal of the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) is to

assist in the implementation of interoperable radio communications equipment; and

WHEREAS, to date, the Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management Department spent $0.00 of the $195,000.00 leaving an unexpended

balance of $195,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the Director Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management requests that the unexpended funds be appropriated and the 2014 Ulster

County Budget be amended accordingly; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be used to support planning, equipment, training,

and exercise needs associated with preparedness and prevention activities for terrorist

events using weapons of mass destruction involving biological, nuclear, incendiary,

chemical, explosive, and/or radiological materials; and 

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 Resolution No. 104 March 18, 2014

Amending The 2014 Ulster County Budget - Appropriating

Unexpended FY12 Funds From The New York State Office Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services – Emergency

Communications / Emergency Management

WHEREAS, the program requires no matching funds from the County; now,

therefore be it

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

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

A4-1800-2858 DHSES #C974120 $195,000.00

(App.#)

A3-1800-4305 Federal Aid, Other Public Safety Aid $195,000.00

(Rev.#)

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that if State and/or Federal funding for this program are

eliminated, this 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:

$195,000.00– ADDITIONAL 2014 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$195,000.00– ADDITIONAL 2014 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

 (STATE PASS THROUGH)

$ 0.00 – COUNTY DOLLARS 

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 Resolution No. 104 March 18, 2014

Amending The 2014 Ulster County Budget - Appropriating

Unexpended FY12 Funds From The New York State Office Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services – 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

Ulster County Legislature