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

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio

and Rodriguez)

Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. and Legislator Heppner offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature requested State legislation to allow

the 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.

S5301A and Assembly Bill No. A7480A so that a formal Home Rule Request is now

appropriate; now, therefore be it

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

Legislature are hereby 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. S5301A

and Assembly Bill No. A7480A 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 move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Loughran)

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

Transit on April 5, 2016

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 April in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 April in

the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|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 April, 2016. 29th Day of April, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature