Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Donaldson, and Legislators Gregorius, Lopez, and Wawro),

and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen,

Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and R. Parete)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee, David B. Donaldson, and Deputy Chairman Mary Wawro offer the

following:

WHEREAS, performing arts are an important component of our cultural

heritage, and the many performances arranged by Arts Mid-Hudson attract County

residents as well as travelers to see a broad range of entertainment for the

community; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), the Ulster County

Legislature appropriated to the Dutchess County Arts Council the sum of $57,000.00

in the 2015 Ulster County Budget for the purpose of working in partnership with

Ulster County to promote the arts and cultural heritage supporting the efforts to

promote the County as a destination for cultural tourism; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), in order to receive

such funds, Arts Mid-Hudson must submit to the Ulster County Legislature a verified

accounting of disbursements to be undertaken, and to the Ulster County

Commissioner of Finance, a Memorandum of Receipt signed by the principal officer;

and

WHEREAS, Arts Mid-Hudson will receive payment in the amount of

$57,000.00, in accordance with the terms specified in an agreement with the County

of Ulster and Arts Mid-Hudson and will return any unexpended funds as of

December 31, 2015, along with a certified accounting of expenditures to the

Commissioner of Finance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that as part of the Agreement, the Comptroller and/or any and

all officers of the County of Ulster, their agents and representatives, shall be allowed

full access upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times to the books, papers,

records and premises of Arts Mid-Hudson, during the period that this resolution is in

effect for the purpose of ascertaining the manner in which the above sum of money is

being used or applied; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the above organization agrees to comply with all applicable

Federal, State and local regulations including, in particular, any forbidding

discrimination by such organization; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that as part of the agreement, the Chairman of the Ulster County

Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement in the amount of

$57,000.00 with Arts Mid-Hudson, to work in partnership with Ulster County, in the

form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the

approval of the County Attorney, Counsel to the County Legislature, Chairman of the

County Legislature, and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative

Programs, Education and Community Services Committee,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

March 10, 2015

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 11, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$57,000.00 – AS ALLOCATED IN THE 2015 ULSTER COUNTY BUDGET

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 March 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 March

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 March, 2015. 26

th Day of March, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature