RESOLUTION NO. 252
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 184 FOR 2024, AS AMENDED, REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION #11 GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2026 PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE BUDGET
Introduced: 7/13/26
By Law Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 184 for 2024, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services regarding the Distribution #11 grant in the amount of $1,573,455 for the term commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 520 for 2025, this Honorable Body authorized an amendment to the agreement to reflect an ending date of December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The Public Defender has requested an additional amendment to the agreement to account for periods of vacancy in positions funded by the grant, and
WHEREAS, The Public Defender has also requested an amendment to the 2026 Public Defender’s Office Budget to fully utilize the grant funding, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Resolution No. 184 for 2024, as amended by Resolution No. 520 for 2025, is further amended to account for periods of vacancy in positions funded by the grant, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2026 Public Defender’s Office Budget is amended as follows:
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said amendment 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.