Referred to:  The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Donaldson, Gerentine, Maio, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Ways and Means Committee, Lynn Archer, and Deputy Chair Richard A. Gerentine offer the following:

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

            WHEREAS, Resolution No. 66 of 1992 adopted the Policies and Procedures for the Ulster County Purchasing Department in accordance with Sections103 and 104-b of New York General Municipal Law; and

            WHEREAS, the Policies and Procedures were revised pursuant to Resolution No. 320 of 2018; and

            WHEREAS, it remains Ulster County’s objective to obtain materials, supplies,

equipment, technology, and services that are of suitable quality, in the accurate quantity, from the right source, at the most competitive price, in compliance with all applicable legal requirements ensuring that taxpayer dollars are expended in the most efficient manner and in accordance with the County’s Policies and Procedures; and

            WHEREAS, the County’s Department of Purchasing, in conjunction with the County Attorney’s Office, has revised its Policies and Procedures to provide County officials and employees, and the County’s business partners, with a more comprehensive and user-friendly Procurement Manual; now, therefore, be it

            RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby adopts the updated Policies and Procedures of the Ulster County Department of Purchasing as set forth in the Procurement Manual,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

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