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

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means

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

Maio, and Maloney)

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

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

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the District Attorney; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been awarded funding in

the amount of $151,815.00 by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice

Services (DCJS) for participation in the Crimes Against Revenue Program (CARP)

for the term January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be used exclusively to continue to fund a

designated Assistant District Attorney to specialize in the investigation and

prosecution of revenue crimes against New York State committed within Ulster

County; and forensic accounting services to assess, identify evidence, review

documentation and provide testimony if necessary, on a case by case basis during the

prosecution of revenue crimes against New York State committed within Ulster

County; and

WHEREAS, the District Attorney requests that the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract No.

C444471) with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for

participation in CARP for the term January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 in

the amount of $151,815.00; now, therefore, be it

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 Criminal Justice Services (NYS Contract No. C444471) in the

amount of $151,815.00 for the term January 1, 2016 through 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 in consultation with the Chairman of the

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

Public Safety Committee; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that if funding for this program is eliminated, the

program/position will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Legislator Lopez left at 7:19 PM)

No Action Taken in the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee on February

8, 2016

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on March 1, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 8, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$151,815.00 – BUDGETED 2016 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$151,815.00 – BUDGETED 2016 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS 

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 15th Day of March 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 17th Day of March

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

17th Day of March, 2016. 23rd Day of March, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature