RESOLUTION NO. 433
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS
Introduced: 11/14/22
By Social Services Committee
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families has requested authorization to enter into two-year agreements with New York State approved foster care agencies for children whose care has become the responsibility of Albany County, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that consideration for the services rendered by the agencies is in the form of a rate established by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) as a maximum per diem reimbursement per child, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into two-year agreements with the agencies set forth in the Foster Care Agency list annexed hereto at rates determined by OCFS with notice to the County for a term commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreements 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.
