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 County Executive on

behalf of the Ulster County District Attorney; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been notified that Ulster

County has been awarded additional funding through the Intimate Partner Violence

Initiative in the amount of $60,000 from the New York State Division of Criminal

Justice Services for the creation of a new part time investigator position; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be utilized to create and fill a District Attorney

Investigator part time, benefitted position with a salary of $45,675 per year, for the

period of January 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Investigator will investigate reports of intimate partner

violence and coordinate the reporting and responses of local police departments; and

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

Legislature be authorized to enter into an agreement with the New York State

Division of Criminal Justice Services in order to accept the funding from the Intimate

Partner Violence Initiative; and

WHEREAS, The District Attorney requests that the Ulster County Budget be

amended accordingly; 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 for funding of this position, for the period

commencing December 1, 2017 and ending February 28, 2019, 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 the 2018 Ulster County Budget is amended as follows:

CREATE AMOUNT

1065-1439

(PL)

District Attorney

Investigator

* Annual Salary $45,675

Annual Benefits $ 5,754

Total $51,429

$45,675*

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.1165.1031-1400.1400 Part Time Pay $45,675

AA-1 165-1031-8010-8010 Social Security $ 3,730

AA-1 165-1031-8150-8150

(App. #)

Other Benefits $ 2,024

AA-1 165-1031-3300-3389

(Rev. #)

SA/Other Public

 Safety

 $51,429

and be it further

 RESOLVED, if funding for this program is eliminated, the program will be

eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Bartels) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on December 5, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 12, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$51,429 - ADDITIONAL 2018 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$51,429 - ADDITIONAL 2018 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 8,571 - ANTICIPATED 2019 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 8,571 - ANTICIPATED 2019 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 19th Day of December in the year Two Thousand

and Seventeen, 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 21st Day of

December in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|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 December, 2017. 28th Day of December, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature