Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Ronald G. Lapp, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team

(URGENT) operates as a county-wide gang and narcotics law enforcement team

consisting of law enforcement personnel from various agencies throughout Ulster

County; and

WHEREAS, the existence of a specialized unit to combat gang violence and

narcotics trafficking will benefit Ulster County and serve as a resource for all police

and law enforcement agencies within the County; and

WHEREAS, URGENT is overseen by the Ulster County District Attorney and

the Sheriff of Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, local municipalities have been invited to participate in URGENT

and have been given a Cooperative Agreement for execution to formalize their

participation; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Lloyd, by resolution dated November 23, 2015,

approved the Town’s participation in URGENT and authorized the Town Supervisor

to execute the Cooperative Agreement with the County; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Plattekill, by resolution dated November 18, 2015,

approved the Town’s participation in URGENT and authorized the Town Supervisor

to execute the Cooperative Agreement with the County; and

WHEREAS, the Town of New Paltz, by resolution dated December 8, 2015,

approved the Town’s participation in URGENT and authorized the Town Supervisor

to execute the Cooperative Agreement with the County; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Marlborough, by resolution dated December 4,

2015, approved the Town’s participation in URGENT and authorized the Town

Supervisor to execute the Cooperative Agreement with the County; and

WHEREAS, it is anticipated that additional municipalities will elect to

participate in URGENT and seek to become parties to the Cooperative Agreement;

now, therefore, be it

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

authorized to execute an intermunicipal agreement, and any amendments thereto,

with the various municipalities participating in the county-wide URGENT task force,

for the term January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, in the form as filed with the

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

County Attorney; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that additional municipalities that desire to participate shall be

added as additional signatories to the Cooperative Agreement upon the review and

authorization by the County Attorney in consultation with the Chairman of the

Legislature and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Law Enforcement and

Public Safety Committee,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on January 19, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

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 26th Day of January in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 29th Day of January

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

29th Day of January, 2016. 5

th Day of February, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature