Referred to: The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman

Roberts and Legislators Donaldson, Haynes, Heppner, and James Maloney)

Legislator David B. Donaldson and Legislator Maloney (Joseph) offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 91 dated April 18, 2017, the Rules of

Order of the Ulster County Legislature were amended to prohibit Memorializing

Resolutions; and

WHEREAS, there is value to the Legislature, the County and the Ulster

County residents in allowing the vetting of Memorializing Resolutions; now

therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Rule 3. Resolutions, Local Laws, Rules For Procedure for

Presentation and Consideration, Section C. Procedure for the submission and

consideration of Resolutions in Committee, subsection (c) Memorializing

Resolutions, is hereby amended as follows:

(c). Memorializing Resolutions. Any resolution which memorializes the New York

State Legislature, Congress of the United States, or any other body to take an action

which will not require a home rule message, shall be prohibited sponsored by at

least one member from each caucus OR one Legislator less than the number of

Legislators required to successfully execute a Petition to Discharge as required

in Section 3. E. b. of these Rules of Order;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that pursuant to Rule 2, entitled “AMENDMENT OF RULES,”

of the Rules of Order of the Ulster County Legislature, this resolution and the

amendment proposed herein shall be read at two consecutive meetings of the Ulster

County Legislature, and, be it further

RESOLVED, that this rule change shall take effect upon an affirmative vote

of this body subsequent to two consecutive readings,

and moves its adoption.

FIRST READING: September 20, 2018

SECOND READING: 

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES:

Postponed in Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on June 18, 2018

Postponed in Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on July 16, 2018

Postponed in Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on August 13,

2018

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services as amended on

September 17, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE