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, SUNY Ulster desires to enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement for Consulting Services between Ulster County and SUNY Ulster for the provision of procurement of commodity and service needs; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of SUNY Ulster to obtain quality goods and services at the most economical prices; and

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement would provide for the collaborative procurement of bid goods and services and would provide greater purchasing leverage to SUNY Ulster; and 

WHEREAS, SUNY Ulster would compensate Ulster County in the amount of $50,000 for such services: and

WHEREAS, any procurement would be based on the purchasing policy of Ulster County and SUNY Ulster would handle its own order and payment processing; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the County of Ulster, through its Purchasing Department, to provide such consulting services and authorizes the Chair of the Legislature of Ulster County to execute an intermunicipal cooperation agreement, extensions thereto, and any amendments thereto, with SUNY Ulster for the purpose of fulfilling and implementing cooperative procurement,

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:

$50,000 – ANTICIPATED BUDGETED 2021 REVENUE