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 Ways and Means Committee has been provided with a list of

properties currently scheduled for sale at Public Auction for unpaid taxes, and it

appearing that the Ways and Means Committee has no objection to any of these

properties being so offered for sale, and the Ways and Means Committee

recommends that said properties be offered for sale; and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-53(B)(3) of the Ulster County Charter

Section A8-1(B)(5) of the Ulster County Administrative Code, the Commissioner of

Finance shall: “Act as the enforcing officer of the County for the purpose of the

collection of tax liens on real property pursuant to Article 11 of the Real property

Tax Law of the State of New York”; and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-53(B)(5) of the Ulster County Charter

Section A8-1(B)(7) of the Ulster County Administrative Code, the Commissioner of

Finance shall: “Perform all duties specified in law for county treasurers and other

county officers relating to the collection and/or extension of taxes,”; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, that pursuant to said recommendations, the Commissioner of

Finance of Ulster County is authorized in the name of the County of Ulster, to

conduct a Public Auction to sell such properties acquired by foreclosure on April 20,

2017 and on April 21, 2017 if necessary; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Attorney is authorized to prescribe the terms of

sale pursuant to the statutes in such cases, made and provided and in conformance

with this resolution; and, be it further

 RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is authorized to prepare and

distribute appropriate brochures and informational sheets to advertise the auction,

additional to those required by law, in such manner as he shall deem advisable, 

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 19 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislators Gerentine, Maio, Roberts and

 Ronk)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 7, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

REVENUE FROM SALE OF PROPERTIES

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 15th Day of February 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 17th Day of

February 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

17th Day of February, 2017. 23rd Day of February, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature