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

Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Richard A. Gerentine, and Deputy

Chairman Thomas J. Briggs offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Finance; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept

a bid for a parcel of county-owned property as hereinafter described, which parcel

was acquired by reason of non-payment of taxes; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept

the amount of back taxes through the 2015 property tax on a certain parcel of real

property acquired by the County by reason of non-payment of taxes; and

WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of this property shall be responsible for

the 2015-16 school tax and all subsequent tax levies; and

WHEREAS, these conveyances constitute Type II actions under section 4.1.5

of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II

List that was adopted in Resolution No. 118 on April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, as per section 3 of the County’s Type II List, these actions do not

pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as Type II

actions in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA; now, therefore, be it

RE

and be it further,

RESOLVED, that upon receipt of such payment with respect to these parcels,

the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is authorized and directed to make,

execute and deliver to said bidder making payment, a Quitclaim Deed conveying the

interest of the County in said parcel, which Quitclaim Deed shall contain the

covenant that the said County of Ulster, shall in no event be or become liable for any

defects in title conveyed for any cause whatsoever, or that no claim or demand of

any nature shall ever be made against the County of Ulster, arising from such sales,

conveyances or any proceedings leading thereto;

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Maio)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on June 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES THROUGH 2015 PROPERTY TAX: $32,631.83

TOTAL BID: $63,000.00 

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 21st Day of June 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 22nd Day of June

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

23rd Day of June, 2016. 27th Day of June, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature