Referred to:  The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman Eckert and Legislators Collins, Haynes, Heppner, and Ronk), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, Joseph Maloney, Petit, Rodriguez, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Lynn Eckert, and Deputy Chair Kenneth Ronk, Jr. offer the following:

           WHEREAS, this resolution was submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Ulster County Probation Department; and

           WHEREAS, the STOP-DWI Division of the Ulster County Probation Department has submitted its 2020 Program Plan to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee in accordance with Section 1197 of New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section; and

           WHEREAS, approval of the Program Plan by the State of New York will provide continued funding for the STOP-DWI Program; and

           WHEREAS, the services to be provided to Ulster County by the various police agencies, other municipal entities, and service organizations, as set forth in the Program Plan, are of value in Ulster County’s effort to reduce the incidents of drunk and drugged driving; and

           WHEREAS, it is necessary for Ulster County to enter into certain intermunicipal agreements to permit the STOP-DWI division to engage in the activities described in the Program Plan; now, therefore, be it

           RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves Ulster County’s 2020 STOP-DWI Program Plan; and, be it further

           RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the necessary intermunicipal agreements and any related amendments necessary to carry out the approved Program Plan, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney in consultation with the Chair of the Legislature and the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$401,062.00 – 2020 ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

$351,500.00 – 2020 ANTICIPATED REVENUES

$  49,562.00 – 2020 ANTICIPATED COUNTY DOLLARS