Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman Briggs and Legislators Allen, Archer, Bartels, Litts, Maio, and

Maloney), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

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

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee, Thomas J. Briggs, and Deputy Chairman James F. Maloney offer the

following:

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

behalf of the Department of Information Services; and

WHEREAS, in an effort to leverage buying power and reduce expenses,

Ulster BOCES, Orange/Ulster BOCES, Dutchess BOCES and Sullivan BOCES (the

Four BOCES), which comprise the Mid-Hudson Joint Management Team, to act as a

consortium in soliciting bids for network and internet bandwidth to provide an

internal network between sites and to connect to the internet; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County has been invited to join the consortium along with

the Four BOCES; and

WHEREAS, each entity believes that joining a larger group will be beneficial

in leveraging a more beneficial price for internet bandwidth than if each acted alone;

and

WHEREAS, each BOCES has agreed to designate Ulster BOCES as lead

agency and to act on their behalf in securing a bid; and

WHEREAS, once a bid for internet bandwidth is secured, Ulster County shall

then have the option of contracting for the bid services or declining to participate

further; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby confirms Ulster

County’s inclusion in an internet bandwidth consortium comprised of Ulster BOCES,

Orange/Ulster BOCES, Dutchess BOCES and Sullivan BOCES; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes Ulster

BOCES to act on its behalf in order to secure a bid for internet bandwidth; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that once a bid for internet bandwidth is secured, Ulster County

shall then have the option of contracting for the bid services or declining to

participate further,

and, move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

on August 4, 20153

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on August 12, 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 18th Day of August 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 19th Day of August

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

20th Day of August, 2015. 26

th Day of August, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature