REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Contract Authorization with NYS for the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) grant
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Date: July 18, 2025
Department: Probation Department
Attending Meeting: William Connors
Submitted By: William Connors
Title: Probation Director
Phone: 518-487-5194
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 7.1.2025-6.30.2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: 380,672.
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 0
State: 100 Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A3140.03334
Revenue Amount: 380,672.
Appropriation Account and Line: various lines
Appropriation Amount: Enter text.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated, Cite Authority: Enter text.
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☐ No ☐
# of Response(s): Enter text.
# of MWBE: Enter text.
# of Veteran Business: Enter text.
Bond Resolution No.: Enter text.
Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☐
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 24-478
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Probation Department is a partner with the Albany County District Attorney Office, the Albany Police, the Albany County Sheriff, and NYS DCJS to reduce gun violence in Albany County by participating in the Gun Violence Elimination GIVE Grant. The grant funds monitoring persons sentenced to Probation having been convicted of gun related crimes. It pays for the salary of 3.5 Probation Officers who are assigned GIVE related duties of Pre-Sentence Investigation Reports and Supervision of GIVE identified Probationers. The GIVE Probation Officers provide enhanced pre-sentence investigation reports and probation supervision. This may include special details where probationers may attend, curfew checks, increased reporting and GPS monitoring. Other funding includes Overtime, incentives, and GPS monitoring.