Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee (Chairman Delaune and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Parete, and Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services Committee, James Delaune, and Chairwoman of the Ways and Means Committee, Lynn Archer, offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, the SUNY Ulster Board of Trustees has requested approval of the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2020, and ending August 31, 2021 (the “Budget”), pursuant to applicable laws and rules thereto; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 212 dated June 16, 2020, set the date for the Public Hearing on the Budget for the fiscal year commencing on September 1, 2020, to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, and/or via videoconference to the extent allowable pursuant to existing New York State legislation, or order and the Rules of the Ulster County Legislature; and

WHEREAS, said Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 6:30PM, via videoconference to the extent allowable pursuant to existing New York State legislation, and shall be conducted prior to any action by the Ulster County Legislature on the proposed budget; and

WHEREAS, said Public Hearing was advertised in the official newspapers of the County of Ulster, and posted on the signboard maintained by the Clerk of the Legislature situated in the Ulster County Office Building; and

WHEREAS, all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to the Budget; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves the Budget, as filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, in the amount of $27,362,353.00, providing for a contribution by Ulster County in the amount of $6,400,863.00,

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:

$27,362,353.00 – APPROPRIATIONS ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

              ($23,862,353 OPERATING BUDGET AND $3,500,000 RESTRICTED)

$20,961,490.00 – REVENUES ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

$  6,400,863.00 – 2020 ULSTER COUNTY CONTRIBUTION