File #: 24-055    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/30/2023 In control: Audit and Finance Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/11/2024
Title: AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH IN OUR OWN VOICES, INC. REGARDING PROGRAMMING AT ITS LGBTQIA+ CENTER
Sponsors: Audit and Finance Committee, Gary W. Domalewicz, Lynne Lekakis, Dustin M. Reidy, Matthew J. Miller
Attachments: 1. IOOV RLA Cover Letter Updated, 2. In Our Own Voices Scope of Services UPDATED, 3. 24-055 AF 5 - TMP 4893 - In Our Own Voices Programming Funding

RESOLUTION NO. 55

 

AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH IN OUR OWN VOICES, INC. REGARDING PROGRAMMING AT ITS LGBTQIA+ CENTER

 

Introduced: 2/12/24

By Audit and Finance Committee, Domalewicz, Lekakis, Reidy and Miller:

 

WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested authorization to convey $300,000 to In Our Own Voices, Inc. in support of various programming and services provided at its LGBTQIA+ Center to County and Capital Region residents, and

 

WHEREAS, In Our Own Voices, Inc. provides numerous services to and advocacy on behalf of the local LGBTQIA+ and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, including anti-violence support, legal and health services, and emergency assistance, now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with In Our Own Voices Inc., Albany, NY 12210, in support of its programming for local residents in the amount of $300,000, 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.

 

Referred to Audit and Finance Committee - 2/12/24

Favorable Recommendation Audit and Finance Committee - 2/29/24