File #: 24-433    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/21/2024 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 7/8/2024
Title: AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALERT PARTNERSHIP, INC. AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Sponsors: ARPA Executive Committee, Carolyn McLaughlin, Ellen Rosano
Attachments: 1. ALERT Partnership Inc, 2. 24-433 ARPA - TMP-5630 - ALERT Partnership, Inc.
RESOLUTION NO. 433

AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALERT PARTNERSHIP, INC. AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET

Introduced: 7/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee, McLaughlin and Rosano:

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 $133,333 to and enter into an agreement with ALERT Partnership, Inc. for a term commencing July 8, 2024, and ending December 31, 2026, and

WHEREAS, ALERT Partnership, Inc. was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting their ability to hold in-person events and effectively engage the community, and

WHEREAS, ALERT Partnership, Inc. seeks funding to support their existing programming and to create new initiatives aiming to connect youth and young adults with law enforcement, and

WHEREAS, These initiatives will enhance public safety, reduce crime, and strengthen community-police relationships, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $133,333 to and enter into an agreement with ALERT Partnership, Inc., A...

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