RESOLUTION NO. 80
AUTHORIZING AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES REGARDING MULTISYSTEM THERAPY FOR RAISE THE AGE YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Introduced: 3/14/22
By Public Safety Committee:
WHEREAS, The Director of the Probation Department has requested authorization to enter into an interdepartmental agreement with the Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) for the provision of Multisystem Therapy to Probation Raise the Age youth and their families, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a term commencing April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The Director has indicated that DCYF has an existing a contract with Cayuga Centers to provide Juvenile Justice Prevention services for Multisystem Therapy which is an intense, family-focused and community-based treatment program to teach families success, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an interdepartmental agreement with the Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families for the provision of Multisystem Therapy to Probation Raise the Age youth and their families, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a term commencing April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2025, 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.