Referred to:  The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Heppner, Roberts. Rodriguez, and Ronk), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairwoman Tracey A. Bartels offers the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been introduced upon the request of the Acting County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County Department of Social Services; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary for Ulster County to enter into certain intermunicipal agreements with municipalities to provide the services of investigators to the County’s Family and Child Advocacy Center, to investigate all reports of allegations of child sexual abuse, serious physical abuse including any child fatalities, domestic violence as well as child trafficking and exploitation cases; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Ulster County Department of Social Services requests that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute intermunicipal agreements with the Town of Saugerties and the Village of Ellenville to engage the activities of investigators assigned to the County’s Family and Child Advocacy Center; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute intermunicipal agreements with Town of Saugerties and Village of Ellenville and any related amendments, 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 the 2019 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                INCREASE                                       AMOUNT

AA. 6010.2623-4600.4660             Miscellaneous Contractual            $49,770.00

(App. #)                                             Expense Other

DECREASE                                      AMOUNT

AA.1165.1031-1400.1400              Part Time Pay                                   $49,770.00

(App. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 100,230.00 – BUDGETED 2019 DSS APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$   49,770.00 – BUDGETED 2019 DA APPROPRIATION DOLLARS