RESOLUTION NO. 161
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ALBANY REGARDING EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTER SERVICES
Introduced: 5/11/20
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Social Services has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany regarding emergency and transitional shelter services at the Mercy House in the amount of $468,000 and St. Charles Lwanga Center in the amount of $504,400 for a term commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to New York State Social Services Law, local social services districts are required to provide emergency and transitional shelter to public assistance eligible homeless individuals and families, and
WHEREAS, Mercy House is a 19-bed facility which serves females and small families and St. Charles Lwanga Center is a 19-bed facility which serves adult males, and
WHEREAS, The shelters emphasize the provision of a safe, sober environment which assists in addressing the factors that cause an individual to be homeless and in securing permanent housing or appropriate residential placement, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the following service providers for the term commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, in the amounts indicated:
|
Facility Name & Sponsoring Agency |
Agreement Total |
|
Mercy House (Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany) |
$468,000 |
|
St. Charles Lwanga Center (Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany) |
$504,400 |
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.