Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

and Legislators Archer, Greene, Loughran, and Roberts), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius,

Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano,

and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

WHEREAS, it is estimated that the Ulster County Department of Public

Works will need approximately $1,100,000 for sand, salt and chloride for winterizing

County Roads during the year 2015; and

WHEREAS, there is $825,000 currently budgeted for these materials for the

year, and an additional amount of $275,000 is projected to be needed; and

WHEREAS, while the county’s usage of salt has remained stable for the past

three years, the cost of salt has escalated by 27% from the prior year; and

WHEREAS, in order to purchase the necessary amount of salt in order to

winterize County Roads during the 2015 year, a budget modification is necessary;

now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the 2015 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.9901.4600-9000.9015 Interfund Transfers to County Road Fund $275,000.00

DD.5142.5142-4100.4140 Road/Highway Materials Salt & Sand: $275,000.00

(Appr.#)

DD.5110.5110-3520.5031 Interfund Transfers In $275,000.00

(Rev. #)

DECREASE AMOUNT

AA.1990.1331-4600.4660 Contingency $275,000.00

(Appr.#)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on May 7, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on May 13, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$275,000.00 – BUDGETED 2015 CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION 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 19th Day of May 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 20th Day of May 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

21st Day of May, 2015. 27

th Day of May, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature