RESOLUTION NO. 101
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 529 FOR 2022 REGARDING THE SECOND UPSTATE FAMILY DEFENSE (CHILD WELFARE) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND CASELOAD REDUCTION GRANT AND AMENDING THE 2026 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 4/13/26
By Law Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 529 for 2022, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services regarding the Second Upstate Family Defense (Child Welfare) Quality Improvement and Caseload Reduction Grant in the amount of $750,000 for a term commencing February 1, 2023 and ending January 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The Public Defender, the Alternate Public Defender, and the Assigned Counsel Administrator have requested authorization to amend the agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to reflect a term ending date of December 31, 2028 as well as an additional $3,750,000 in funding for a new total amount of $4,500,000, and
WHEREAS, The Public Defender, the Alternate Public Defender, and the Assigned Counsel Administrator have also requested authorization to amend the 2026 Albany County Budget to reflect changes related to the aforementioned amendments, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that Resolution No. 529 for 2022 is hereby amended to reflect a new term ending date of December 31, 2028 and a new total amount of $4,500,000, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2026 Albany County 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.