RESOLUTION NO. 253
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING AND AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE MOBILE RESPONSE INITIATIVE AND AMENDING THE 2023 DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES BUDGET
Introduced: 7/10/23
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has requested authorization to accept additional grant funding from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) in the amount of $380,000 for the Mobile Response Project for a term commencing April 1, 2023 and ending August 31, 2024, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has requested authorization to enter into agreements with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region to execute this grant, which will fund the Family First Mobile Response Van Initiative, Family Peer Advocate Services, and Domestic Violence Advocate Services, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has also indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to incorporate said funding into the 2023 DCYF Budget, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the OCFS to accept funding regarding the Mobile Response Project in the amount of $380,000 for a term commencing April 1, 2023 and ending August 31, 2024, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2023 DCYF Budget is amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account A6119 0 3661 Family & Children Svcs Block by $380,000
Increase Appropriation Account A6119.4 by $380,000 by increasing Line Item
A6119 4 4046 Fees for Services by $380,000
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.