Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

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

Chairman of The Ways and Means Committee, Richard A. Gerentine, and Deputy

Chairman Donald J. Gregorius offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Purchasing; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Director of Purchasing has indicated that

significant savings can be achieved through a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement

between Ulster County and the Empire State Municipal Purchasing Group wherein

commodity and service needs are combined to offer prospective vendors higher

volume opportunities; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Ulster County to obtain quality goods

and services at the most economical prices; and

WHEREAS, the proposed Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the

Empire State Municipal Purchasing Group would provide for the collaborative

procurement of bid goods and services and would provide greater purchasing

leverage to Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, any procurement would be based on the purchasing policy of

Ulster County and each signatory municipality would handle its own order and

payment processing; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the County

of Ulster, through its Purchasing Department, to participate in the Empire State

Municipal Purchasing Group and authorizes the Chairman of the Legislature of

Ulster County to execute an intermunicipal cooperation agreement, and any

amendments thereto, with other local governments forming the Empire State

Municipal Purchasing Group for the purpose of fulfilling and implementing

cooperative procurement;

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Wishnick)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on April 15, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

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 21st Day of April 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 23rd Day of April 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

23rd Day of April, 2015. 28

th Day of April, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature