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

Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney), and The Laws and Rules,

Governmental Services Committee (Chairman Roberts and Legislators Belfiglio,

Donaldson, Lopez, Loughran, R. Parete and Rodriguez)

Legislator John Parete offers the following:

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 291 dated December 20, 2016, set the date for the

Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 9 of 2016 (A Local Law Regarding

Campaign Finance Reform in Ulster County), to be held on Tuesday, January 10,

2017 at 6:15 PM, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244

Fair Street, Kingston, New York; and

WHEREAS, said Public Hearing was held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at

6:15 PM, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair

Street, Kingston, New York; and

WHEREAS, said Public Hearing was advertised in the official newspapers of

the County of Ulster, and posted on the signboard maintained by the Clerk of the

Legislature situated in the Ulster County Office Building; and

 WHEREAS, all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak

on behalf of or in opposition to said Proposed Local Law; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that herein, Proposed Local Law No. 9 of 2016 is hereby

adopted by the Ulster County Legislature, and, pending the approval of the County

Executive, will be assigned a local law number consecutive to the last local law

adopted and approved in 2017,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: NOES:

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means on February 7, 2017

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means on March 7, 2017

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on ______________.

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