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

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

Chairman of the Public Works & Capital Projects Committee, Dean Fabiano,

and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 48 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof,

the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital

Project Nos. 425 and 426 for the reconstruction of various roads for the Department

of Public Works (Highways and Bridges Division); and

WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been

determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State

Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State

Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type II Actions will

not have a significant effect on the environment; and

WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital

project; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total

voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as

follows:

Section 1. Road reconstruction throughout and in and for the County of Ulster,

New York, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith,

is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $4,268,825.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid

maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of not exceeding $4,268,825.00 serial

bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the

provisions of the Local Finance Law.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the

aforesaid class of objects or purposes is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 20(c) of

paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby

irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as

the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be

made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds

becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the

taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and

interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to

authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the

issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is

hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes

shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may

be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the

Local Finance Law.

Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds

herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment

dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the

same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial

bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined

by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds

shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00

of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such

recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as

the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the

Local Finance Law.

Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be

contested only if:

1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said

County is not authorized to expend money, or

2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of

publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with,

and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within

twenty days after the date of such publication, or

3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the

Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for

purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this

resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a

long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the

object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in

summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of

the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section

81.00 of the Local Finance Law,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

 (Legislator Roberts left at 9:08 PM)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 11, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$4,268,825.00 – COUNTY FUNDS – SERIAL BONDS

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 17th Day of February 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

February 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 February, 2015. 27th Day of February, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature