Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Wawro and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Donaldson and

Lopez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

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

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

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

following:

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

behalf of the Ulster County Office for the Aging; and

WHEREAS, the New York State Office for the Aging has notified Ulster

County that funding for the 2016-2017 NY Connects program is available in the

amount of $58,650.00; and

WHEREAS, the goal of the NY Connects Program is to promote information

outreach and assistance to the elderly and disabled persons throughout the county

especially in rural areas, and to the underserved populations that reside in Ulster

County; and

WHEREAS, the term for the NY Connects program is October 1, 2016

through September 30, 2017; and

WHEREAS, if the County’s application is approved, the funds will be used to

reimburse the County for NY Connects expenditures incurred by the Ulster County

Office for the Aging, including: salaries, benefits, operational costs, and marketing

costs; and

WHEREAS, reimbursement for County expenditures will be available after

submission by the County and approval by the New York State Office for the Aging

of an application, standard assurances, program narratives and program budget; and

WHEREAS, the Director of the Office for the Aging requests the Chairman of

the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute the NY Connects Program

Applicati

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute the application with required assurances, and any amendments

thereto, with the New York State Office for the Aging for the NY Connects Program,

for the term beginning October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, in the form as

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

of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Loughran)

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

December 12, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 13, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$58,650.00 – 2017 BUDGETED APPRORIATION 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 20th Day of December 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 21st Day of

December 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

22nd Day of December, 2016. 28th Day of December, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature