Referred to: The Health, Human Services and Human Rights 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, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chairman of the Health, Human Services and Human Rights Committee, Abe Uchitelle, 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 Ulster County 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 Department of Social Services has received notification from the New York State Office of Victim Services (OVS) of an award of $525,649.98 of continued funding under the Victim Assistance Grant Program; 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 # C00183GM), and any amendments thereto, with the New York State Office of Victim Services to receive funding in the amount of $525,650.00 for the contract period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028; and

          WHEREAS, in order to reflect the increased funding an amendment of the 2025 budgets is necessary; and

          WHEREAS, no additional County contribution or matching funding is required other than has been budgeted; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,thattheChairofthe UlsterCounty Legislatureishereby authorizedtoexecute an agreement,andanyamendments thereto, with New York State Office of Victim Services, 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 2025 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as follows:

and moves its adoption

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:      

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Human Rights on ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$   76,657.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$   76,657.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 FEDERAL REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 175,217.00 – ANTICIPATED 2026 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 175,217.00 – ANTICIPATED 2026 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$ 175,217.00 – ANTICIPATED 2027 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$ 175,217.00 – ANTICIPATED 2027 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$   98,559.00 – ANTICIPATED 2028 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$   98,559.00 – ANTICIPATED 2028 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS