REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRIBUTION #14 GRANT
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Date: 11/1/24
Department: Public Defender’s Office
Attending Meeting: Stephen W. Herrick
Submitted By: Keith Bulatao
Title: Director of Accounts
Phone: 518-447-7771
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services, A.E. Smith Building, 11th Floor, 80 South Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 1/1/24 to 12/31/26
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $2,360,184.00
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: Enter text. County: Enter text.
State: 100% Local: Enter text.
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A.1170.0.3025, A.1171.0.3025, A.1172.0.3025
Revenue Amount: $2,360,184.00
Appropriation Account and Line: Various within A.1770, A.1171, and A.1772
Appropriation Amount: $2,360,184.00
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: 24-037 on 2/12/24
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Albany County Public Defender’s Office, Alternate Public Defender’s Office, and Assigned Counsel Program are requesting authorization for an agreement to amend the Distribution #14 grant with the NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services. The amendment incorporates funding to continue the initiatives currently funded in Distributions #12 and #13, increasing the total to $2,360,184.00. All revenue is anticipated in the County’s proposed 2025 executive budget.