Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Uchitelle and Legislators Hansut, Heppner, Hewitt, and Lopez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Abe Uchitelle, and Deputy Chair Gina Hansut offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Probation; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Ulster County Probation has requested that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute a contract (NYS Comptroller’s No. C524127), and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the period April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 in the amount of $720,045.00; and

WHEREAS, these funds will be used for the Ulster County Probation Raise the Age Program expenses including but not limited to Probation Staff salaries, Restorative Justice Programming, Juvenile Accountability Board, Transportation, and portions of the debt service for the construction of the Restorative Justice Center; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute a contract (NYS Comptroller’s No. C524127), and any amendments thereto, pertaining to the contract, with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Raise the Age Program for the period April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 in the amount of $720,045.00, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,      

and moves 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:

$540,034.00 – 2021 NYS REVENUE DOLLARS

$180,011.00 – 2022 BUDGETED NYS REVENUE DOLLARS