Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Haynes, Maio, Parete, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chair Manna Jo Greene offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

            WHEREAS, the project expenditures in the amount of $1,603,000.00 for the County Vehicle Fleet, were approved in the 2021 – 2026 Capital Program; and

            WHEREAS, these fleet acquisitions are needed to replace existing vehicles because of extensive rust and corrosion and as such are not cost effective to repair, and

            WHEREAS, the project is established to purchase a total of 20 vehicles: Eleven vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office (Criminal Division), One vehicle for Arson Task Force, One vehicle for Veterans Department, One vehicle for Buildings and Grounds, Four vehicles for Probation, Two vehicles for Department of Social Services; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project

No. 569 be established and funded; now, therefore be it

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 569 for the purchase of replacement of County vehicles during the year 2021 be established as follows:

                                                            CREATE                                          AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 569       Central Auto Fleet Vehicles Purchase       $1,217,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2021 Ulster County Capital Fund budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                            INCREASE                                       AMOUNT                                             

HH.1997.0569-2100.2140              Vehicles                                             $1,217,000.00

(App. #)                                          

HH.1997.0569-3500.5710             Serial Bonds                                     $1,217,000.00

(Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                         NOES:      

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$1,217,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$1,217,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

*** A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED ***