Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit Committee (Chairman Woltman and Legislators Archer, Delaune, Litts, Maio, Joseph Maloney, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee, Brian J. Woltman, and Deputy Chair Lynn Archer offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Tourism; and

            WHEREAS, the New York State Legislature has appropriated funds to be available to tourism promotion agencies in New York State for advertising and promoting tourism; and

WHEREAS, designation as the official tourism promotion agency of Ulster County will allow the Department of Tourism to apply for and receive matching funds on behalf of the County for calendar year 2020; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby designates the Ulster County Department of Tourism as the official tourism promotion agency for Ulster County, thereby making it eligible to apply for and accept matching tourism promotion funds on behalf of Ulster County during calendar year 2020, and to represent Ulster County for the promotion of Tourism,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                          NOES:    

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit on ______________.

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