RESOLUTION NO. 217
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING AND AN AGREEMENT REGARDING FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENT RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES AND AMENDING THE 2025 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET
Introduced: 6/9/25
By Social Services Committee and Miller:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to accept grant funding regarding foster and adoptive parent recruitment activities in the amount of $25,000 for a term commencing October 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that the funding will be used to find permanent housing for children in foster care, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funding into the 2025 Department for Children, Youth and Families Budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with OCFS to accept grant funding regarding foster and adoptive parent recruitment activities in the amount of $25,000 for a term commencing October 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2025 Department for Children, Youth and Families Budget is amended as follows:
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.