RESOLUTION NO. 466
ADOPTING THE RENSSELAER COUNTY BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ON CONTRACTS, AMENDMENTS AND MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING
Introduced: 8/12/24
By Law Committee:
WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested authorization to adopt Rensselaer County’s Business Analysis and Risk Assessment for Accepting Electronic Signatures on Contracts, Amendments and Memorandums of Understanding in order to allow Albany County to execute contracts with electronic signatures, and
WHEREAS, 9 NYCRR § 540.4(c) allows a governmental entity to elect to adopt an existing business analysis and risk assessment completed and documented by another governmental entity when selecting an electronic signature for use or acceptance in the same type of electronic transaction to which the existing business analysis and risk assessment applies, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the Rensselaer County Business Analysis and Risk Assessment for Accepting Electronic Signatures on Contracts, Amendments and Memorandums of Understanding is hereby adopted in order to authorize the use and acceptance of electronic signatures and electronic records in the contact of executing contracts; give e-signatures and e-records the same force and effect as ink/wet signatures and paper records; authorize e-delivery of contract records to vendors; and authorize and recognize e-records as original and official contract records, 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.