File #: 22-243    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/27/2022 In control: Social Services Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/11/2022
Title: AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING AND AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE MOBILE RESPONSE INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2022 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET
Sponsors: Social Services Committee
Attachments: 1. DCYF OCFS Grant Budget Amend Mobile Response Cover letter 2022, 2. 3369 RLA Form, 3. Mobile Response Van Justification 2022 MM, 4. OCFS Funding Letter Mobile Response RLA 22, 5. TMP 3369 Budget Amendment Mobile Response, 6. 22-243 SS 7 - TMP 3369 - Authorizing_Agreements_Regarding_Mobile_Response_Initiative_Amending_2022_DCYF_Budget

RESOLUTION NO. 243

 

AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING AND AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE MOBILE RESPONSE INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2022 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET

 

                     Introduced:  7/11/22

                     By Social Services Committee:

 

WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to accept grant funding regarding the Mobile Response Initiative in the amount of $200,000 for a term commencing January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022, and

 

WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region regarding the operation of a mobile response van to be staffed with a licensed clinician, a behavioral health specialist, a family peer advocate, a service navigation specialist, or a domestic violence advocate as part of a mobile response team in the amount of $200,000 for a term commencing January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022, and

 

WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funding into the 2022 DCYF Budget, now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the OCFS in order to accept funding regarding the Mobile Response Initiative in the amount of $200,000 for a term commencing January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022, and, be it further

 

RESOLVED, That the County Executive is also authorized to enter into an agreement with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Albany, NY 12202 regarding the operation of a Mobile Response Van in the amount of $200,000 for a term commencing January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022, and, be it further

 

RESOLVED, That the 2022 Department for Children, Youth and Families Budget is amended as follows:

 

Increase Revenue Account A3661 Family & Children Svcs Block by $200,000

 

Increase Appropriation Account A6119.4 by $200,000 by increasing Line Item

A6119 4 4046 Fees for Services by $200,000

 

and, be it further

 

RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.