Resolution Information
RESOLUTION TEXT +-
Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators
Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)
Chairman Kenneth Ronk, Jr. and Legislators Belfiglio, Fabiano, Gerentine, Lapp,
Litts, Lopez, Maio, Maloney, R. Parete, Roberts, and Wawro offer the following:
WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on
behalf of the Personnel Department; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Kerry Winters was a 31 year veteran of the Corrections
Division of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Winters was trained across disciplines and was a
member of the Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue Team; and
WHEREAS, the Water Rescue Team is comprised of Deputies as well as
Corrections Officers; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Winters died on September 22, 2016 while performing
a training exercise with the Water Rescue Team; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 a provision was added to the Ulster County Sheriff’s
PBA agreement that provided for 18 months of continued health insurance coverage
for the family of a Deputy who died in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, since Sergeant Winters was a Corrections Officer as opposed to a
Deputy, he was not a member of the PBA and therefore not covered by that insurance
extension provision; and
WHEREAS, the Water Rescue Team represents a unique situation in that its
members perform the same life-saving functions but are covered by different labor
agreements and are therefore eligible for different benefits; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Winters is survived by his wife and two sons; and
WHEREAS, it would be unjust in this unique situation to not extend the
insurance coverage provision to Sergeant Winter’s family; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the family of Sergeant Kerry Winters shall have the option
of electing health insurance coverage for a period of 18 months commencing when
this resolution is effective; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the administration of extending the health insurance
coverage be done consistent with that of the Ulster County Sheriff’s PBA,
and moves its adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: 22 NOES: 0
(Absent: Legislator Briggs)
Passed Committee: Ways and Means on November 15, 2016
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$ 5,942.00 – ADDITIONAL 2016 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS
$40,219.00 – ANTICIPATED 2017 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS
$14,747.00 – ANTICIPATED 2018 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 22nd Day of November 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 23rd Day of
November 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 November, 2016. 30th Day of November, 2016.
|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein
Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive
Ulster County Legislature
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Updated: January 28, 2019
Votes on this Resolution
yes no abstained no voteVote to Adopt Resolution No. 452
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 452
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