RESOLUTION NO. 356
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH LASALLE SCHOOL REGARDING THE PROVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE PREVENTION SERVICES
Introduced: 10/13/20
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 506 for 2018, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with LaSalle School in a collaborative effort with Saint Anne Institute and St. Catherine’s Center for Children regarding juvenile justice prevention services for the Juvenile Reporting and Family Center in an amount not to exceed $661,279 for a term commencing January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, with two one-year options to renew, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families has requested authorization to enter a renewal agreement with LaSalle School, the second and final option to renew, regarding the provision of juvenile justice prevention services for the Juvenile Reporting and Family Center in an amount not to exceed $661,279 for a term commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021, and
WHEREAS, The Juvenile Reporting and Family Center provides a cost effective deterrent to detention for youths aged 9 to 17 years old and connects youths with services to address risk factors and provide protective factors to youths and their families through programming that will be tailored to each family, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with LaSalle School and St. Catherine’s Center for Children regarding juvenile justice prevention services for the Juvenile Reporting and Family Center in an amount not to exceed $661,279 for a term commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021, 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.