RESOLUTION NO. 497
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALBANY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 8/12/24
By ARPA Executive Committee:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $34,000 to and enter into an agreement with the Albany County Department of Mental Health for a term commencing August 12, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to engage local artists and community members in the creation of moveable murals that focus on mental health and suicide prevention topics, and,
WHEREAS, The proposed project will involve hosting workshops where youths and mental health professionals collaboratively design murals that convey important messages and resources, culminating in a mural festival to raise awareness and foster community dialogue about mental health, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $34,000 to and e...
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