Referred to: The Public Health and Social Services Committee (Chairman Lopez and

Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Litts, and Provenzano), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius,

Maio, Maloney and R. Parete)

Legislators Carl Belfiglio and Mary Wawro, and Legislators Allen, Archer, Bartels,

Briggs, Donaldson, Greene, Gregorius, Loughran, J. Parete, R. Parete, Provenzano,

Rodriguez, and Wishnick offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature appropriated to Awareness, Inc.

the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the 2015 Ulster County Budget to

be expended for the purpose of offsetting costs associated with a peer-to-peer

education program specifically oriented toward adolescent offenders who receive

substance abuse related sentencing in Ulster County Courts; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is hereby

authorized and directed to pay to the Director of Awareness, Inc. the sum of Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be expended towards the operation and costs

associated with a peer-to-peer education program; and, be it further

RESOLVED, in order to receive such funds, Awareness, Inc. must submit to

the Ulster County Legislature a verified accounting of disbursements to be

undertaken; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Awareness, Inc. shall render a true and accurate report of its

operations for the year 2014 prior to the release of any authorized funding; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that no County money shall be paid to Awareness, Inc. until a

Memorandum of Receipt, signed by the Director of the aforementioned group

agreeing to comply with the terms of this Resolution is delivered to the County

Commissioner of Finance; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Awareness, Inc. shall render a verified account of

disbursements with certified vouchers attached, and refund any unused amount on or

before the 31st day of December 2015; and, be it further

RESOLVED, the Comptroller and/or any and all officers of the County of

Ulster, their agents and representatives, shall be allowed full access upon reasonable

notice and at reasonable times to the books, papers, records of Awareness, Inc.

during the period that this resolution is in effect for the purpose of ascertaining the

manner in which the above sum of money is being used or applied; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the above organization agrees to comply with all applicable

Federal, State and local regulations including, in particular, any forbidding

discrimination by such organization,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 1

(Noes: Legislator Ronk)

Passed Committee: Public Health and Social Services on March 2, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 11, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$10,000.00 – AS ALLOCATED IN THE 2015 ULSTER COUNTY BUDGET

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 17th Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

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 Fifteen.

|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, 2015. 26th Day of March, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature