RESOLUTION NO. 660
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO THE ALBANY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND AN AGREEMENT WITH STREAMLINK SOFTWARE INC. DBA AMPLIFUND AND BUDGET AND AMENDING THE 2023 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 12/18/23
By ARPA Executive Committee:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to the Albany County Department of Management and Budget for a term commencing December 4, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding, along with a $25,250 match from the County, would be used to implement a County-wide grants management system, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has also indicated that the Department of Management and Budget, through the County Purchasing Agent, has issued a request for proposals regarding grant management software has recommend awarding the contract to StreamLink Software Inc. DBA AmpliFund as the vendor offering the best value to Albany County, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to the Albany County Department of Management and Budget regarding the implementation of a grants management system for a term commencing December 4, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Executive is also authorized to enter into an agreement with StreamLink Software Inc. DBA AmpliFund, Cleveland, OH 44115 regarding grant management software in an amount not to exceed $125,250 for the term commencing January 15, 2024 and ending January 14, 2027, and, be it further
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the 2023 Albany County Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account CM.4.1503C.04089Z.ARP23 by $100,000
Increase Appropriation Account CM.9.1503C.44046Z.ARP23 by $100,000 by increasing Line Item 44046Z.ARP23 by $100,000
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.