REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Authorizing an Agreement with New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services regarding a One-Year, No Cost Extension of the Fourth Counsel at First Appearance Grant
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Date: 7/10/25
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) January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $749,700.00
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.1170.0.3337
Revenue Amount: $749,700.00
Appropriation Account and Line: A.1170.1.9954
Appropriation Amount: $749,700.00
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: 23-217 on 6/12/23
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Public Defender’s Office requests authorization for a one-year, no cost extension to the Fourth Counsel at First Appearance grant contract with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services. Since it took two years for the County to implement a counsel at first appearance program after receiving the first Counsel at First Appearance grant, an extension to the grant term is needed to fully utilize the funds provided.