RESOLUTION NO. 333
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES REGARDING THE 2026 GUN INVOLVED VIOLENCE ELIMINATION GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2026 SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUDGET
Introduced: 9/14/26
By Public Safety Committee, Hille, and Rosano:
WHEREAS, The Sheriff has requested authorization to submit a grant application to and enter into an agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services regarding the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) Initiative in the amount of $434,210 for the term commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, and
WHEREAS, The Sheriff has indicated that the GIVE Initiative is a partnership between the Sheriff’s Office, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, the Probation Department, and the City of Albany Police Department, and that funding will assist with the costs involved in having a full-time individual assigned to the Albany-based Capital Region Crime Analysis Center, as well as individuals assigned to the Sheriff’s Albany Detail as it relates to the GIVE Initiative, and
WHEREAS, The Sheriff has also requested a budget amendment to incorporate the aforementioned funding, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the County Executive is authorized to submit a grant application to and enter into an agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services regarding the Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative in the amount of $434,210 for the term commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2026 Sheriff’s Office Budget is hereby amended as follows:
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.
Adopted by unanimous vote - 9/14/26