Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chairman Uchitelle and Legislators Collins, Corcoran, Harmon, Kitchen, Lopez, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, and Roberts)

Chairman of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Abe Uchitelle, and Deputy Chair Craig Lopez offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, New York State’s General Municipal Law Article 5-G, and Section A3-4 (Y) of the Ulster County Administrative Code provide that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature, when supported by a resolution, can enter an inter-municipal agreement on behalf of the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Mental Health is requesting that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the City of Kingston, to accept Federal Block Grant Funding through the City of Kingston in the amount of $198,622 for the continued operation of the Kingston Mobile Mental Health Team provided by Access Supports for Living, Inc.; now, therefore be it 

RESOLVED, the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the City of Kingston, to accept Federal Block Grant Funding through the City of Kingston in the amount of $198,622 for the continued operation of the Kingston Mobile Mental Health Team for the term January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, or 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 ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$99,311.00 - ANTICIPATED 2025 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$99,311.00 - ANTICIPATED 2025 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$99,311.00 - ANTICIPATED 2026 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$99,311.00 - ANTICIPATED 2026 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$         0.00 -   COUNTY DOLLARS