REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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AUTHORIZING A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE THIRD COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE GRANT WITH NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 PUBLIC DEFENDER BUDGET
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Date: 12/20/24
Department: Public Defender’s Office
Attending Meeting: Stephen W. Herrick and Tina Sodhi
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, 2020 to December 31, 2025
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: $247,340.00
Appropriation Account and Line: A.1170.1.9554
Appropriation Amount: $247,340.00
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: 23-216 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 Third Counsel at First Appearance grant contract with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services and related budget amendments. The budget amendments appropriate $247,340 of state-provided funds to compensate personnel involved in providing attorney representation at all first arraignments within Albany County.