Referred to: The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman

Richard Parete and Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Roberts, and Ronk)

Legislator Kenneth Ronk offers the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature requested the State pass legislation

to amend the New York State General Municipal Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law

to authorize Ulster County to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs,

limousines and livery vehicles; and

WHEREAS, such legislation has now been introduced as Senate Bill No.

S5301 and Assembly Bill No. A7480 so that a formal Home Rule Request is now

appropriate; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the County Executive and the Clerk of the Ulster County

Legislature be authorized to execute and submit a Home Rule Request (Request by a

Local Government for Enactment of a Special Law), pursuant to Article IX of the

Constitution, requesting the enactment of Senate Bill No. S5301 and Assembly Bill

No. A7480 entitled “An act to amend the general municipal law and the vehicle and

traffic law, in relation to authorizing the County of Ulster to regulate the registration

and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles,”

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules on May 18, 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 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

20th Day of May, 2015. 20th Day of May, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature