RESOLUTION NO. 242
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2022 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET
Introduced: 7/11/22
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) 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 the Children's Advocacy Center in the amount of $140,399 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also requested authorization to renew an interdepartmental agreement with the Albany County Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center (ACCVSVC) regarding treatment of victims of child abuse in an amount not to exceed $27,333 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also requested authorization to renew an agreement with the City of Albany Police Department for a part-time Law Enforcement Coordinator co-located at the Children's Advocacy Center who serves as the liaison between the Center and the multiple law enforcement agencies in Albany County and those outside of the County, to include the FBI and Homeland Security, in an amount not to exceed $18,000 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that a budget amendment in the amount of $41,740 is necessary to incorporate a portion of the aforementioned funding into the 2022 DCYF budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter an agreement with the OCFS regarding the aforementioned grant funding in the amount of $140,399 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Executi...
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