RESOLUTION NO. 196
AMENDING THE ALBANY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE RULES OF ORDER FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF CREATING A CONSENT AGENDA PROCESS FOR DISTRIBUTING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT GRANT AWARDS
Introduced: 5/8/23
By A. Joyce and Feeney:
WHEREAS, In response to the ongoing effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which allocated millions of dollars to state and local governments to provide direct relief to Americans, fight COVID-19 and support economic growth, and
WHEREAS, Albany County has been allocated a substantial amount of federal funding under this plan, which is governed by numerous regulations established to ensure the funding is allocated and spent according to the provisions of the program, and
WHEREAS, Albany County has created an ARPA Executive Committee and associated subcommittees made up of various County elected officials, department heads and administrative staff, to evaluate and award funding under this program and to comply with all Federal reporting requirements, and
WHEREAS, A significant number of Resolutions will be necessary to distribute said monies, which will create significant time delays during the Legislature's regular monthly meetings, and
WHEREAS, Amendments to the Rules of Order, which govern the standard methods for introduction and adoption of Resolutions, are necessary to streamline the process to adopt the ARPA award Resolutions and mitigate delay during Legislative meetings, and
WHEREAS, The amendments contained herein are applicable only to this new subclass of Resolutions, and all other Resolutions will follow the regular Legislative Procedure rules as outlined under Rule 11 of the Rules of Order, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the Legislative Rules of Order are hereby amended to create Rule 40 as follows:
"RULE 40 ...
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