RESOLUTION NO. 691
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES REGARDING THE GUN INVOLVED VIOLENCE ELIMINATION GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2024 DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUDGET
Introduced: 11/12/24
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, The District Attorney has requested authorization to submit a grant application to and enter into an agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services regarding the Gun Involved Violence Elimination grant in the amount of $702,579 for the term commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The District Attorney has indicated that the funding will be used to combat gun-related crime in Albany County, including additional positions regarding gun violence prosecutions, and
WHEREAS, The District Attorney has indicated that a budget amendment is necessary in order to fund said positions, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to submit a grant application to and enter into an agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services regarding the Gun Involved Violence Elimination grant in the amount of $702,579 for the term commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2024 District Attorney’s Office 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 application and 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.
