RESOLUTION NO. 442
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 7/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee, Laurilliard, Lekakis, Pedo and Rosano:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region (Girls Inc.) for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to hire a licensed social worker for the after-school program at the Girls Inc. Albany Center, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $100,000 to and enter into an agreement with Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region, Schenectady, NY 12307 regarding a licensed social worker for the after-school program at the Girls Inc. Albany Center for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and, be it further
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