File #: 22-464    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/6/2022 In control: Public Safety Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/14/2022
Title: AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE INCARCERATION OF CRIMINAL ALIENS AND AMENDING THE 2022 SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUDGET
Sponsors: Public Safety Committee, Frank J. Commisso
Attachments: 1. TMP 3687 - SHERIFF - Authorization to accept grant funding from the NYS Board of Elections, 2. TMP-3687 Budget Amendment, 3. 22-464 PS 9 - TMP-3687 - SCAAP agreement and budget amendment

RESOLUTION NO. 464

 

AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE INCARCERATION OF CRIMINAL ALIENS AND AMENDING THE 2022 SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUDGET

 

Introduced:  11/14/22

By Public Safety Committee and Mr. Commisso:

 

                     WHEREAS, The Albany County Sheriff has indicated that the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has made funding available through the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) regarding reimbursement for incarceration costs for undocumented criminal aliens at the Albany County Correctional Facility, and

 

WHEREAS, The Sheriff has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the amount of $17,686 regarding the SCAAP reimbursement, and

 

WHEREAS, The Sheriff further requested a budget amendment to reflect the reimbursement amount and to comply with a SCAAP requirement that reimbursement funding be spent for correctional purposes, now, therefore be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in an amount not to exceed $17,686 regarding reimbursement for the incarceration of criminal aliens, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the 2022 Sheriff’s Office Budget is amended as follows:

 

                     Increase Revenue Account A4390 Alien Assistance Program by $17,686

 

Increase Appropriation Account A3150.2 by $17,686 by increasing Line Item A3150 2 2750 Security Equipment by $17,686

 

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.