REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S 2025 BUDGET RELATING TO THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE THIRD COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE GRANT WITH NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
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Date: 3/24/25
Department: Public Defender’s Office
Attending Meeting: Judge Stephen W. Herrick
Submitted By: Keith Bulatao
Title: Director of Accounts
Phone: 518-447-7771
Purpose of Request: Budget Amendment Enter text.
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BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☐ No ☒
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☒ No ☐
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 0
State: 100 Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A.1170.0.3337
Revenue Amount: $247,340.00
Appropriation Account and Line: A.1170.1.9554
Appropriation Amount: $247,340.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
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Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☒ No ☐
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Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
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DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Public Defender’s Office requests authorization to amend its 2025 budget to utilize funds made available through the one-year extension to the Third Counsel at First Appearance grant contract with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services. The budget amendments appropriate $247,340 of state-provided funds to increase compensation in 2025 for personnel involved in providing attorney representation at all first arraignments within Albany County.