Resolution Information
RESOLUTION TEXT +-
Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators
Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney), and The Government
Efficiency and Review Committee (Chairman J. Parete and Legislators Belfiglio,
Briggs, Greene, and R. Parete)
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 Governor of the State of New York, through the New York
State Department of State, has issued a request for applications for a Municipal
Consolidation and Efficiency Competition (MCEC) grant; and
WHEREAS, this competitive grant offers the winning applicants a total grant
not to exceed $19,700,000 to facilitate the implementation of the consolidation and
efficiency plan; and
WHEREAS, the qualifications to be lead applicant require a municipality to
either be a city, town or village with a population of over 50,000, or a County, and
WHEREAS, the County of Ulster has qualified among six municipalities
eligible to compete for Phase II of the MCEC and submit an application; and
WHEREAS, the County of Ulster has administrative and technical experience
in consolidating government functions, developing and/or implementing shared
services, and other collaborative government efficiency projects and is qualified to be
a lead applicant in this competition; and
WHEREAS, the County has engaged with various municipalities in shared
services and consolidations/dissolution activities; and
WHEREAS, the County has been awarded $50,000.00 for the development of
a plan to be filed with the Department of State by June 28, 2017; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby
authorized to execute a contract agreement with any amendments thereto, with the
New York State Department of State in the amount of $50,000.00 to engage in
preliminary planning, analysis and studying activities related to this proposal,
and move its adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: 21 NOES: 0
(Absent: Legislators Delaune and Fabiano)
Passed Committee: Ways and Means on May 9, 2017
Passed Committee: Government Efficiency and Review on May 15, 2017
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$50,000 – ADDITIONAL 2017 REVENUE 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 16th Day of May in the year Two Thousand and
Seventeen, 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 Seventeen.
|s| Victoria A. Fabella
Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk
Ulster County Legislature
Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this
18th Day of May, 2017. 23rd Day of May, 2017.
|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 30, 2019
Votes on this Resolution
yes no abstained no voteVote to Adopt Resolution No. 220
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 220
Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 220
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