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, the Department of Emergency Communications/Emergency

Management was previously awarded a grant from the New York Division of

Homeland Security and Emergency Services in the amount of $978,000.00 for the

purpose of enhancing the interoperability of communications; and

WHEREAS, the purchase of a VHF high band paging system is planned and is

within the scope of the grant; and

WHEREAS, to date, the Department of Emergency

Communications/Emergency Management spent $0.00 of the $978,000.00 leaving an

unexpended balance of $978,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the unexpended balance was not included in the 2014 Ulster

County Budget, and a budget modification is necessary to appropriate the necessary

funds; now, therefore be it

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

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

AA-3020-1800-2300-2500 Other Equipment $978,000.00

(App.#)

AA-3020-1800-3300-3389 State Aid, Other Public Safety $978,000.00

(Rev.#)

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Resolution No. 290 August 19, 2014

Amending The 2014 Ulster County Budget - Appropriating

Unexpended Grant Funds From The New York State Division Of

Homeland Security And Emergency Services – Emergency

Communications / Emergency Management

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: 22 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on August 4, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on August 6, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$978,000.00– ADDITIONAL 2014 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$978,000.00– ADDITIONAL 2014 REVENUE DOLLARS 

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Resolution No. 290 August 19, 2014

Amending The 2014 Ulster County Budget - Appropriating

Unexpended Grant Funds From The New York State Division 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 19th Day of August, 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 August

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

21st Day of August, 2014. 28th Day of August, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature