RESOLUTION NO. 512
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGARDING THE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2023 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUDGET
Introduced: 11/13/23
By Health Committee:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of Health has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the New York State Department of Health regarding the Tuberculosis Testing for Asylum Seekers grant in the amount of $500,000 for the term commencing April 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2024, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that the grant funding will be used to support tuberculosis testing, clinical services, and related expenditures for the asylum-seeking population, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate $384,500 of the aforementioned grant funding, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the New York State Department of Health regarding the Tuberculosis Testing for Asylum Seekers grant in the amount of $500,000 for the term commencing April 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2024, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2023 Department of Health Budget is hereby amended as indicated on the spreadsheet annexed hereto, 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.