RESOLUTION NO. 197
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING AND TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE REGARDING THE NYSWIMS GRANT PROGRAM AND AMENDING THE 2025 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 5/12/24
By Audit and Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 485 for 2025, this Honorable Body authorized the submission of a grant application to the New York State Department of State regarding the New York Statewide Investment in More Swimming (NYSWIMS) Lifeguard Grant Program in the amount of $50,000 for the term commencing April 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has requested to enter into an agreement with the New York State Department of State regarding the NY SWIMS Lifeguard Grant Program in the amount of $50,000 for the term commencing April 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has indicated that the funding will support training and/or supplemental funding for one lifeguard position in each of the following municipalities: the Cities of Cohoes and Watervliet, the Towns of Bethlehem and Colonie, and the Village of Altamont, and
WHEREAS, The County Executive has further indicated that a budget amendment is necessary to accept said funding, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the New York State Department of State regarding the NYSWIMS Lifeguard Grant Program in the amount of $50,000 for the term commencing April 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the 2025 Albany County Budget is hereby amended as follows:
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 dir...
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