RESOLUTION NO. 44
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 534 FOR 2025 REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FOR THE TRANCHE 1 REVENUE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND AMENDING THE 2026 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 2/9/26
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29,515,880 in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) regarding the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program for revenue replacement related to expenses for Albany County employees, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 788 for 2024, this Honorable Body authorized the obligation of said funds in the amount of $29,515,880 over three years, with $9,838,627 of the $29,515,880 for fiscal year 2024, $9,838,627 in 2025, and $9,838,626 in 2026, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 534 for 2025, this Honorable Body amended the obligation of said funds in the amount of $29,515,880 over three years, with $15,000,000 of the $29,515,880 for fiscal year 2024, $9,838,627 in 2025, and $4,677,253 in 2026, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget has requested authorization to amend Resolution No. 534 for 2025 in order to amending the allocation to reflect $10,000,000 in 2024, $9,677,253 in 2025, and $9,838,627 in 2026, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that such amendment is necessary to account for actual expenditures for these years, and
WHEREAS, A budget amendment to the 2026 Albany County budget is necessary to accommodate said funding, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 534 for 2025 is hereby amended by replacing the spreadsheet annexed thereto with the spreadsheet annexed hereto, 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.