The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Legislator Kathy Nolan offers the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution is submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Finance; and

WHEREAS, the growth of the short term rental marketplace has left local municipalities scrambling to understand the scope and size of this marketplace within their jurisdiction, while attempting to address health and safety concerns and quality of life issues determined through local zoning and code enforcement; and

 WHEREAS, in an effort to assist local municipalities, the County has offered to provide the Town of Shandaken with an inventory of all properties within the Town of Shandaken that have been identified as advertising short term rentals; and

WHEREAS, the County and the Town of Shandaken now desire to enter into an agreement for the sharing of the inventory information; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute the Intermunicipal Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the Town of Shandaken, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE