Narrative of Resolution:
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To Create and Fund Assigned Fund Balances within the General Fund
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: 0 - moving existing funds to fund balance
Are funds already budgeted? Yes
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures:
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Legislature has approved the DPW 2023 - 2028 Capital Plan and the 2023 Operating Budget in the amount of $400,000 to replace the Liberty Water Tower, and
WHEREAS, this project is in the design phase with an outside consultant which has been taking longer than anticipated, and
WHEREAS, the replacement of the water tower on the Liberty campus also requires the approval of the NYS Department of Health which will move any actual construction to 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Services has received funding from New York State for Mental Health Emergency Response in the amount of $500,000 in 2023 that is designated to be used to cover the cost of software over the next several years, and
WHEREAS, the Mental Health Emergency Response funds will have a remaining balance of $460,374 at the end of 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Sullivan County Legislature hereby creates and funds the following Assigned Fund Balances within the General Fund:
Assigned Fund Balance - DPW Liberty Water Tower $400,000
Assigned Fund Balance - Mental Health Emergency Response $460,374
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature authorizes these fund balances be created in 2023.
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