RESOLUTION NO. 245
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HOMELESS AND TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY REGARDING HOMELESS HOUSING EMERGENCY SERVICES
Introduced: 7/11/22
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 204 for 2021, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS) for the provision of afterhours homeless housing emergency services in an amount not to exceed $134,955 for a term commencing October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022, with three one-year options to renew, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Social Services has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with HATAS, the first of three options to renew, for the provision of afterhours homeless housing emergency services in an amount not to exceed $134,955 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that HATAS will serve individuals and families during non-business hours who present as homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness by assisting them to access needed emergency shelter or diverting them from homelessness by retaining or securing adequate housing, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with HATAS, Albany NY 12206 for the provision of afterhours homeless housing emergency services in an amount not to exceed $134,955 for a term commencing October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023, 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.