Montgomery County Seal!RESOLUTION NO. 73 of 2011
DATED: March 22, 2011
     

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FUNDING TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEANDRA’S LAW (PROBATION)
Resolution by Supervisor:   Wheeler
Seconded by: Johnson


WHEREAS, on November 18, 2009 with the approval of the Governor, New York State enacted and passed into Legislation, Leandra’s Law which amended the Vehicle and Traffic Law and the Penal Law in relation to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs with a child as a passenger, and amended the Executive Law regarding the installation of an ignition interlock device, and

WHEREAS, in accord with the Law, the Montgomery County Probation Department and the District Attorney’s Office have engaged in a plan to implement said law and are monitoring DWI offenders with regard to the installation and supervision of Ignition Interlock provisions, and

WHEREAS, to help defray the local cost of implementing Leandra’s Law provisions, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided $3,000,000 in federal funds to be distributed to New York State counties in an amount of $114.66 per offender, and

WHEREAS, Montgomery County is eligible to receive these funds on a quarterly basis by providing information to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services identifying the offenders and their compliance with the provisions of Leandra’s Law,

RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, following review and approval by the County Attorney, hereby is authorized and directed to accept the funds provided by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration for the implementation of the provisions of Leandra’s Law.

MOTION TO TABLE by Supervisor DiMezza, seconded by Supervisor Barone, Sr., passed with Aye(1868). (3/22/2011)

MOTION TO REMOVE FROM TABLE by Supervisor DiMezza, seconded by Supervisor Baia, passed with Aye(1628).  Supervisors Johnson and Strevy were absent. (4/26/2011)

RESOLUTION ADOPTED with Aye(1628).  Supervisors Johnson and Strevy were absent. (4/26/2011)



County Attorney
cc: County Clerk
County Treasurer
Probation

Voting Record
Allen (R) Yes143
Baia (R) Yes137
Barone, Sr. (R) Yes139
Coddington (R) Yes84
DiMezza (D) Yes219
Greco (R) Yes139
Johnson (D) Absent137
Quackenbush (R) Yes158
Rajkowski (R) Yes147
Stagliano (D) Yes96
Strevy (R) Absent103
Sweet (R) Yes115
Thayer (R) Yes66
Walters (R) Yes49
Wheeler (R) Yes136
     
STATE OF NEW YORK County of Montgomery ss.:

      This is to certify that I, the Undersigned, Clerk Of The Montgomery County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy of resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office, and which was passed by the Montgomery County Legislature on the 26th day of April, 2011, a majority of all the members elected to the Legislature voting in favor therof, and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such original resolution and of the whole thereof.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the official seal of the Montgomery County Legislature this 27th day of April, 2011


Totals:Aye: 1628
Nay: 0 
Abstained: 0
Absent: 240