Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Legislators

Briggs, Gregorius, Loughran, Maio, and Ronk) and The Ways and Means Committee

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

Richard Parete, and Rodriguez)

Members of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Legislators Maio

and 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, the Director of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management has received notification from the New York State Department of

Homeland Security and Emergency Services regarding the Federal Fiscal Year 2013

annual agreement for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant

Program (CFDA # 97.042); and

WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Communications / Emergency

Management requests that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be

authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract # C193735), and any

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

Emergency Services for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant for

the term October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2014 in the amount of $70,403.00;

and

WHEREAS, the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant is made

available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the auspices of the

Department of Homeland Security and is administered by the New York State Office

of Emergency Management; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to ensure the development and

maintenance of a comprehensive, risk-based, all-hazards emergency management

capability at the State and local levels, and to encourage the improvement of the

readiness, response, and recovery capabilities for all hazards that threaten the State’s

communities; now, therefore, be it 

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Resolution No. 25 January 30, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services For Participation In

The Local Emergency Management Performance Grant Program

For Federal Fiscal Year 2013 – Emergency Communications /

Emergency Management

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

authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York

State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, for participation in

the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant program for Federal Fiscal

Year 2013, with an annual allocation of $70,403.00, in the form as filed with the

Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the

County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Roberts)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on January 29, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on January 22, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT

$70,403.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS (NYS PASS

THOUGH)

$70,403.00 – BUDGETED 2014 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

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Resolution No. 25 January 30, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services For Participation In

The Local Emergency Management Performance Grant Program

For Federal Fiscal Year 2013 – 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 30th Day of January, 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 3rd Day of February

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

3rd Day of February, 2014. 4th Day of February, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature