RESOLUTION NO. 130-A
ESTABLISHING A POLICY AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE GRANT PROGRAM
Introduced: 4/12/21
By: Messrs. A. Joyce, Feeney, Ethier, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. Clay, Ms. Willingham, Messrs. Miller, Peter and Cleary
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature has operated a Legislative Grants program providing an opportunity to provide the community at large with funding sources for the public benefit, and
WHEREAS, Community groups or individuals were able to submit applications detailing the positive impact and benefits they would be able to provide if allocated funding by the Legislature, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 232 for 2018 required, among other things, that a "Policy establishing eligibility requirements" be adopted by the body prior to the 2020 Legislative Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Legislature to suspend the program for the year 2020, and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has also demonstrated that programs like the Albany County Legislative Grant Program are all the more necessary, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 232 for 2018 also required equal distribution of the funding source among the thirty-nine legislative districts, and
WHEREAS, In order to properly effect the goals of the Legislative Grant Program, the monies therefrom must flow to the entities within the County based on a system of merit and necessity, with emphasis on having the greatest impact possible on suburban and urban communities, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that in accordance with Resolution No. 232 for 2018, the following eligibility requirements are put in place for the Legislative Grant Program
1. Funding shall only be provided in accordance with Article VIII, ? 1, of the New York State Constitution.
2. Funding shall be distributed in a manner which provides the greatest impact on all parts of the County.
3. Any grants authorized shall be to organizations, individuals or groups with a presence in Albany County.
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