County of Albany - File #: 23-298

• File #: 23-298
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Failed
• File created: 6/30/2023
• In control: County Legislature
• Final action: 8/14/2023
• Title: REQUIRING A SURVEY OF THE IMPACT OF NEWLY ARRIVED PERSONS ON THE ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
• Sponsors: Paul J. Burgdorf, Zach Collins, Todd A. Drake, Mark E. Grimm, Patrice Lockart, Frank A. Mauriello, Jeff S. Perlee, Christopher H. Smith, Peter B. Tunny, Jennifer A. Whalen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/14/2023	2	County Legislature
7/27/2023	1	Audit and Finance Committee
7/26/2023	1	Law Committee
7/25/2023	1	Social Services Committee
7/10/2023	1	County Legislature
7/10/2023	1	County Legislature
7/10/2023	1	County Legislature

RESOLUTION NO. 298

REQUIRING A SURVEY OF THE IMPACT OF NEWLY ARRIVED PERSONS ON THE ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 7/10/23
By Burgdorf, Collins, Drake, Grimm, Lockart, Mauriello, Perlee, Smith, Tunny, Whalen:

WHEREAS, The ongoing arrival of Newly Arrived Persons in counties, cities, towns and villages within New York State may have fiscal impacts on the social services' budgets of local governments due to the assumption of responsibility for these persons by local social service districts upon the cessation of the funding of these services by other localities; and

WHEREAS, The County Executive is currently coordinating measures with other municipalities to ensure Newly Arrived Persons are receiving adequate care and programming from those municipalities and involved non-governmental agencies; and

WHEREAS, It is incumbent on the leaders of Albany County to take proactive steps to track the cost impact of the Newly Arrived Persons in the event that the County is responsible for assuming responsibility of providing social services and other public services to the Newly Arrived Persons; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, For the purposes of this resolution, the term "Newly Arrived Person" shall mean a migrant, asylee, refugee, or any other non-citizen person or homeless person: 1. Contracted to be placed by the City of New York at any hotel, motel, or commercial lodging facility located within Albany County, or; 2. Placed by the State of New York within any dormitory facility of the State University of New York or any other facility within Albany County after May 29, 2023 and, be it further

RESOLVED, That the County Executive, in consultation with all Departments serving Newly Arrived Persons, shall prepare an initial report, which shall be subsequently updated, to the Albany County Legislature regarding the fiscal and housing impact of Newly Arrived Persons in Albany County, and that such reports shall include:

1. The po...