RESOLUTION NO. 370
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGARDING THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2020 SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUDGET
Introduced: 10/13/20
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, The Albany County Executive’s Office, on behalf of the Sheriff's Office, has requested authorization to enter into a three year agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in the amount of $30,000 regarding the State Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program for the term commencing September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2023, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive indicated that funding for the program would be used for operational overtime costs and target hardening at election sites, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has also requested a budget amendment in order to appropriate aforesaid funding to enhance the Office’s Homeland Security Program, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into a three year agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in an amount not to exceed $30,000 regarding the State Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program for the term commencing September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2023, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Sheriff’s Office Budget is amended as follows:
Increase Revenue Account A3306 Homeland Security by $30,000
Increase Appropriation Account A3110.1 by $30,000 by increasing Line Item A3110 1 9900 Overtime by $30,000
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.