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County accepts multiple public-safety grants and increases sheriff equipment authorization
Summary
Resolutions on April 8, 2025 include acceptance of DOJ DNA Capacity Enhancement funds, STOP‑DWI agreements with municipalities, PSAP operations grant, U.S. Marshals Service task force grant, federal equitable sharing agreements, and an increase to sheriff equipment project authorizations.
The Legislature recorded acceptance of several public-safety grants and program authorizations. Resolution 25-0076 accepts a U.S. Department of Justice DNA Capacity Enhancement Program grant; 25-0077 authorizes intermunicipal STOP‑DWI agreements with ten municipalities; 25-0078 accepts a NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services grant for PSAP operations; 25-0079 accepts a U.S. Marshals Service regional fugitive task force grant; and 25-0080 authorizes federal equitable sharing agreements with DOJ and Treasury. Committee records attached to the minutes show unanimous committee votes where indicated.
In a related item, Resolution 25-0093 increases total project authorization for the Sheriff's SCUBA truck replacement and the Sheriff's body‑worn camera and taser project. The minutes record committee approval (Public Safety and Ways & Means) and list these items in the grouped motion; the record does not provide grant or contract dollar amounts in-line with the minutes' summary text.
