RESOLUTION NO. 616
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH REGARDING THE JAIL DIVERSION CONTINUATION AWARD AND AMENDING THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Introduced: 10/15/24
By Health Committee:
WHEREAS, The Director of the Department of Mental Health has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the New York State Office of Mental Health regarding the Jail Diversion Continuation award in the amount of $130,560 for the term commencing April 1, 2024 and ending December 30, 2024, and
WHEREAS, The Director has indicated that this funding will be used to continue funding for programs that were initially established during 2022 through COVID-19 Relief funds aimed at reducing the arrest and incarceration of individuals with serious mental illness, and
WHEREAS, The Director has also requested a budget amendment to incorporate this funding into the 2024 Department of Mental Health Budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the New York State Office of Mental Health regarding the Jail Diversion Continuation award in the amount of $130,560 for the term commencing April 1, 2024 and ending December 30, 2024, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2024 Department of Mental Health Budget is hereby 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.