RESOLUTION NO. 70
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 74 FOR 2022, AS AMENDED, REGARDING THE THIRD COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE GRANT
Introduced: 3/10/25
By Law Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 74 for 2022, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services regarding the Third Counsel at First Appearance grant in the amount of $749,700 for the term commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 216 for 2023, this Honorable Body authorized an amendment to the aforementioned agreement to amend the term to reflect an ending date of December 31, 2024, and
WHEREAS, The Public Defender has requested to further amend the agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to reflect a term ending date of December 31, 2025 rather than December 31, 2024, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 74 for 2022, as amended, is hereby amended to reflect a term ending date of December 31, 2025, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said amendment 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.