RESOLUTION NO. 89
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH CAYUGA CENTERS REGARDING THE PROVISION OF PARENT PARTNER SERVICES
Introduced: 3/9/20
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 536 for 2019, this Honorable Body authorized the Department for Children, Youth and Families to sign and submit a Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program Plan to the New York Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to accept allocated funding in the amount of $172,722 to support programming at the Albany County Probation Department and Albany County Family Court for juvenile justice involved youth for a term commencing October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families has requested authorization to enter an agreement with Cayuga Centers regarding the provision of Parent Partner services, funded by the aforementioned OCFS allocation, with a focus on reducing reliance on persons in need of supervision (PINS) petitions to address family conflicts in an amount not to exceed $74,693 for a term commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Cayuga Centers regarding the provision of Parent Partner services with a focus on reducing reliance on PINS petitions to address family conflicts in an amount not to exceed $74,693 for a term commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, 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.