RESOLUTION NO. 37
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGARDING THE TECHNICAL RESCUE AND URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE GRANT PROGRAM
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Public Safety Committee:
WHEREAS, The Albany County Sheriff has requested authorization to submit a grant application to the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services regarding the 2019 Technical Rescue and Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program in the amount of $75,000 for the term commencing September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The Sheriff has indicated that this funding will be used for the purchase of equipment utilized by multi-discipline responders when responding to a structural collapse, rope rescue, or trench rescue operation, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to submit a grant application to the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services regarding the 2019 Technical Rescue and Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program in the amount of $75,000 for the term commencing September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2022, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said application 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.