Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education, and Community Services

Committee (Chairman David B. Donaldson and Legislators Gregorius, Lopez and

Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney and Richard Parete)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee, David B. Donaldson, and Deputy Chairman Mary Wawro offer the

following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of Ulster County Community College; and

WHEREAS, the College Labor Attorney William Wallens and members of

the executive staff have negotiated a four-year collective bargaining agreement

covering the period September 1, 2014, to August 31, 2018, with Ulster County

Community College Organization of Professional and Administrative Personnel

(OPAP) and recommends the agreement to the Board of Trustees and the Ulster

County Legislature; and

WHEREAS, the President recommended affirmative action by the Board of

Trustees on the collective bargaining agreement; and

WHEREAS, the collective bargaining agreement has been reviewed and

adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Resolution #15-9-128 on September 15,

2015; and

WHEREAS, the contract results in longevity increments for full-time staff as

follows: longevity retroactive to September 1, 2014, longevity retroactive to

September 1, 2015, longevity plus .25% on September 1, 2016, and longevity plus

.25% on September 1, 2017; and

WHEREAS, the contract results in salary increases for part-time staff as

follows: 1.5% retroactive to September 1, 2014, 1.5% retroactive to September 1,

2015, 1.75% on September 1, 2016, and 1.75% on September 1, 2017; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves the

collective bargaining agreement covering the period of September 1, 2014 to August

31, 2018, between the County of Ulster and the Ulster County Community College

Organization of Professional and Administrative Personnel (OPAP); and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Executive of the County of Ulster is hereby

authorized to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ulster County

Community College Organization of Professional and Administrative Personnel

(OPAP), as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with

the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education & Community Services on

October 13, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 14, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$ 65,015.00 - BUDGETED COMMUNITY COLLEGE DOLLARS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 20th Day of October in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 22nd Day of

October in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

22nd Day of October, 2015. 28

th Day of October, 2015.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature