RESOLUTION NO. 224
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 542 FOR 2022 REGARDING THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
Introduced: 6/9/25
By Public Safety Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 542 for 2022, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to accept Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding for Presidential Disaster Declaration DR-4567, in the amount of $180,000 for a term commencing December 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive indicated that the funding would be used to update Albany County’s Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which provides a hazard identification and risk/vulnerability assessment, mitigation strategies, and plan maintenance to all 17 municipalities within the County, and consists of agencies, stakeholders, and public participation, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested an amendment to the agreement to reflect a new end date of March 31, 2026 rather than March 31, 2025 due to an unforeseen requirement of the planning process, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 542 for 2022 is hereby amended to reflect a new end date of March 31, 2026, 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.