Referred to: 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 J. 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 Division of

Homeland Security and Emergency Services regarding the Federal Fiscal Year 2014

annual agreement for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant

Program (CFDA # 97.042) which provides matching funds to eligible local

emergency service agencies; 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 # C193745), and any

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

Emergency Services for the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant for

the term October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2015 in the amount of $73,871.00;

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. 325 September 23, 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 Participation In

The Local Emergency Management Performance Grant Program

For Federal Fiscal Year 2014 – 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 Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, for participation in

the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant program for Federal Fiscal

Year 2014, with an annual allocation of $73,871.00, in the form as filed with the

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

County Attorney and Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature,

and move its adoption.

 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 20 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislators Litts, Loughran, and Maloney)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on September 8, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on September 17, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT

$73,871.00 – ANTICIPATED 2015 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS (NYS PASS

THOUGH)

$73,871.00 – ANTICIPATED 2015 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

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Resolution No. 325 September 23, 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 Participation In

The Local Emergency Management Performance Grant Program

For Federal Fiscal Year 2014 – 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 23rd Day of September, 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 25th Day of

September 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

25th Day of September, 2014. 2

nd Day of October, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature