File #: 21-363    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/2/2021 In control: Law Committee
On agenda: Final action: 10/12/2021
Title: AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 389 FOR 2018 REGARDING THE COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2021 PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE BUDGET
Sponsors: Law Committee
Attachments: 1. Cover Letter - CAFA 2 Extension, 2. RLA Form - CAFA 2 Extension, 3. CAFA2 Extension Approval Email, 4. Extension FORM to 12-31-2021-Albany-2nd CAFA (003), 5. Reso 558 of 2019 - CAFA 2 Extension, 6. Reso 389 of 2018 - CAFA 2 Accept, 7. RLA Budget Amend CAFA 2 Extension (updated 9.10.21), 8. 21-363 Law 14 - TMP-2641 - Amending R. 389 for 2018 Counsel at First Appearance, Budget Amendment

RESOLUTION NO. 363

 

AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 389 FOR 2018 REGARDING the counsel at first appearance grant and amending the 2021 public defender’s office budget

 

                     Introduced: 10/12/21

                     By Law Committee:

 

                     WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 389 for 2018, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services regarding the Counsel at First Appearance grant in the amount of $749,700 for a three-year term commencing June 1, 2017 and ending May 31, 2020, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Alternate Public Defender’s Office, on behalf of the Public Defender and the Alternate Public Defender, has requested an amendment to the agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to reflect a term ending date of December 31, 2021 rather than May 31, 2020, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Alternate Public Defender’s Office has also requested an amendment to the 2021 Public Defender’s Office Budget in order to utilize the remaining funds from the grant, now, therefore be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 389 for 2018 is hereby amended to reflect a term ending date of December 31, 2021 rather than May 31, 2020, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the 2021 Public Defender’s Office Budget is amended as follows:

 

Decrease Appropriation Account A1170.1 by $50,000 by decreasing Line Item A1170 1 2030 001 Arraignment Attorney by $50,000 with an annual salary of $17,626

 

Decrease Appropriation Account A1170.8 by $27,000 by decreasing the following line items:

Decrease Line Item A1170 8 9010 State Retirement by $10,062

Decrease Line Item A1170 8 9030 Social Security by $4,094

Decrease Line Item A1170 8 9060 Hospital and Medical Insurance by $12,844

 

Increase Appropriation Account A1170.1 by $77,000 by increasing Line Item A1170 1 9954 Enhanced Pay by $77,000

 

and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said amendment 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.