Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Collins, Donaldson, Haynes, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes, offer the following:

WHEREAS, performing arts are an important component of our cultural heritage, and the many performances arranged by Arts Mid-Hudson attract County residents as well as travelers to see a broad range of entertainment for the community; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), the Ulster County Legislature appropriated to Arts Mid-Hudson the sum of $84,500.00 in the 2019 Ulster County Budget for the purpose of working in partnership with Ulster County to promote the arts and cultural heritage supporting the efforts to promote the County as a destination for cultural tourism; and

            WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), in order to receive such funds, Arts Mid-Hudson must submit to the Ulster County Legislature a verified accounting of disbursements to be undertaken, and to the Legislative Financial Analyst and Ulster County Commissioner of Finance, a Memorandum of Receipt signed by the principal officer; and

WHEREAS, Arts Mid-Hudson will receive payments totaling the amount of $84,500.00, in accordance with the terms specified in an agreement with the County of Ulster and Arts Mid-Hudson, and no later than December 31, 2019, Arts Mid-Hudson shall submit a certified accounting of expenditures to the Legislative Financial Analyst and Commissioner of Finance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement in the amount of $84,500.00 with Arts Mid-Hudson, to work in partnership with Ulster County, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney, Counsel to the County Legislature, Chair of the County Legislature, and the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that as part of the Agreement, the Comptroller and/or any and all officers of the County of Ulster, their agents and repre­sentatives, shall be allowed full access upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times to the books, papers, records and premises of Arts Mid-Hudson, during the period that this resolution is in effect for the purpose of ascertaining the manner in which the above sum of money is being used or applied; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the above organization agrees to comply with all applicable Federal, State and local regulations including, in particular, any forbidding discrimination by such organization,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:        

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$84,500.00 – AS ALLOCATED IN THE 2019 ULSTER COUNTY BUDGET