RESOLUTION NO. 21
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2022 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET
Introduced: 2/14/22
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) regarding the Children’s Advocacy Center in the amount of $96,457 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also requested authorization to renew an interdepartmental agreement with the Albany County Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center (ACCVSVC) regarding the treatment of victims of child abuse in an amount not to exceed $27,333 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also requested authorization to renew an agreement with the City of Albany Police Department for a part-time Law Enforcement Coordinator co-located at the Children’s Advocacy Center who serves as the liaison between the Center and the multiple law enforcement agencies in Albany County and those outside of the County, to include the FBI and Homeland Security, in an amount not to exceed $18,000 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that a budget amendment in the amount of $56,983 is necessary to incorporate a portion of the aforementioned funding into the 2022 DCYF budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter an agreement with the OCFS regarding the aforementioned grant award in the amount of $96,457 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Executive is also authorized to execute an interdepartmental agreement between the DCYF and the ACCVSVC in an amount not to exceed $27,333 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Executive is also authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Albany Police Department for a part-time Law Enforcement Coordinator co-located at the Children’s Advocacy Center in an amount not to exceed $18,000 for a term commencing February 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2022, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2022 Department for Children, Youth and Families budget is amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account A3407 Children Advocacy Center by $56,983
Increase Appropriation Account A6010.4 by $56,983 by increasing the following line items:
Increase line item A6010 4 4020 Office Supplies by $900
Increase line item A6010.4 4036 Telephone by $1,897
Increase line item A6010 4 4039 Conference Training Tuition $3,402
Increase line item A6010 4 4042 Printing Advertising $300
Increase line item A6010 4 4046 Fees for Services $50,484
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Albany County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreements 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 State and County Officials.