Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs

and Legislators Fabiano, Lapp, Maio, and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Ronald G. Lapp, Jr. offer the following:

WHEREAS, effective April 1, 2016, the New York State Legislature

increased the annual salary of the Ulster County Court Judge to $183,400.00; and

 WHEREAS, Section 183-A of the New York State Judiciary Law requires the

annual salary of the District Attorney be equivalent to the annual salary of the County

Court Judge; and

 WHEREAS, it is now necessary to increase the annual salary of the District

Attorney from $167,298.00 to $183,400.00, an increase of $16,102.00; now,

therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, that the annual salary of the Ulster County District Attorney is

hereby increased to $183,400.00 pursuant to the requirement of Section 183-A of the

New York State Judiciary Law; and be it further;

RESOLVED, that the 2016 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

 INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.1165.1031.1300.1300 Regular Pay $16,102.00

(App. #)

AA.1990.1331.4600.4660 Contractual Expense Other $16,102.00

(Rev. #)

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Gerentine) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on May 3, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on May 10, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$16,102.00 – ADDITIONAL 2016 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

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 May 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 18th Day of May 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

19th Day of May, 2016. 26th Day of May, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature