Referred to:  The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chair Walter and Legislators Corcoran, Erner, Lopez, Nolan, Petit, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chair of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Eve Walter, and Deputy Chair Craig V. Lopez offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, Sections A3-4 (Y) and A2-6(A)(3) of the Administrative Code provide that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature can, upon approval of the County Legislature, enter into an inter-municipal agreement on behalf of the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be used by the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), Child Advocacy Center (CAC), and Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) to improve coordination among law enforcement, child protective services, health care and other community agencies involved in child abuse investigations and the protection of abused and neglected children; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Ulster County Department of Social Services requests that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to enter into an Agreement (NYS Contract # C029468), and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to receive funding in the amount of $447,774.00 for the MDT CAC Program, for the contract period February 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025; and

          WHEREAS, no County contribution or matching funding is required; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,thattheChairofthe UlsterCounty Legislatureishereby authorizedtoenterintoan Agreementandanyamendments thereto with the New York State OCFS to receive funding in the amount of $447,774.00 for the MDT CACProgram,fortheterm beginning February 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2025,in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislatureor as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:    

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Housing on __________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on __________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 153,923.00– ANTICIPATED 2023 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 167,915.00– ANTICIPATED 2024 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 125,936.00– ANTICIPATED 2025 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS