Referred to: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairwoman

Maio and Legislators Collins, Eckert, Fabiano, and Haynes), and The Ways and

Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez,

James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairwoman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Mary Beth

Maio, and Deputy Chair Julius Collins offer the following:

WHEREAS, a hazard analysis conducted as part of updating the Ulster

County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan has identified hazardous

materials in transit and hazardous materials at fixed sites as the top two hazards

facing Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, these incidents have the potential for causing widespread injury

or death to our citizens and the potential for devastating environmental damage; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kingston Fire Department operates a HazardousMaterials Response Team with trained personnel and specialized equipment that has

been responding to Haz-Mat incidents under contract with Ulster County since 1997,

and has developed an excellent working relationship with local volunteer fire

departments operating at these incidents; and

WHEREAS, the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee has

requested that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to enter

into a (5) year agreement with the City of Kingston, beginning August 19, 2017 to

extend these services for $75,000.00 ($15,000.00 annually for a period of five years);

and

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a five (5) year agreement with the City of Kingston, beginning

August 19, 2017 to extend hazardous materials response services for $75,000.00

($15,000.00 annually for a period of five years),

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Collins) 

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on January 31, 2018

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means for one week on February 6, 2018

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 13, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$15,000.00 – BUDGETED 2017 APPROPRIATIONS

$15,000.00 – BUDGETED 2018 APPROPRIATIONS

$15,000.00 – BUDGETED 2020 APPROPRIATIONS

$15,000.00 – BUDGETED 2021 APPROPRIATIONS

$15,000.00 – BUDGETED 2022 APPROPRIATIONS

$75,000.00 – TOTAL

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 13th Day of February in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 14th Day of

February in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

15th Day of February, 2018. 23rd Day of February, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature