Resolution No. 492

Pledging Matching Funds For The “I Love New York” Tourism Promotion – Department Of Tourism

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Status: 
Adopted

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Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio

and Rodriguez), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and

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

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit

Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector Rodriguez offer the

following:

 

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

behalf of the Department of Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance

Program (the “Program”) has been designated by New York State for fiscal year

2018; and

WHEREAS, for the past twenty years the Ulster County Department of

Tourism has participated in the Program which is administered by the New York

State Department of Economic Development, Division of Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the Program requires the County to match funds received from

New York State; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Tourism anticipates applying for between

$30,000 and $135,250 in matching funds; and

WHEREAS, the Program allows for additional advertising which is vital to

the continuing growth of Tourism in Ulster County; now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby pledges to match funds received from

the “I Love New York” Matching Funds Local Assistance Program during New York

State fiscal year 2018 in an amount no more than $135,250 and no less than $30,000;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Ulster County hereby reserves the right to accept or not

accept funds from the Program,

and move its adoption. 

 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Bartels)

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

on December 5, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 12, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$68,032.00– 2018 BUDGETED 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 19th Day of December 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 21st Day of

December 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

21st Day of December, 2017. 28th Day of December, 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 31, 2019